Echinacea pregnancy

Gallo, M. Sarkar, M. Au, W. Pietrzak, K. Comas, B. Smith, M. Jaeger, T.V. Einarson, A. Koren, G. Pregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to echinacea a prospective controlled study. Arch. Intern. Med. 2000, 160, 3141-3143. 

Gallo M, Sarkar M, An W, Pietrzak K, Comas B, Smith M, Jaeger TV, Einarson A, Koren G. Pregnancy outcome following gestational exposure to Echinacea a prospective controlled study. Arch Intern Med 2000 160(20) 3141-3. 

Preliminary results of a prospective cohort study suggest that echinacea does not appear to pose a teratogenic risk. This study cohort was identified through Canada s Motherisk Program. Forty-five pregnancies in which echinacea was used have been followed thus far, with two spontaneous abortions, no stillbirths, and no malformations. Data on additional pregnancies will be collected (Gallo et al.,... 

Gallo M, Au W, Koren G. The safety of echinacea use during pregnancy a prospective controlled cohort study. Teratology 1998 57 283. 

Limited human data has not indicated any safety concerns for use of Echinacea species during pregnancy (Gallo et... 

In a prospective study of women using Echinacea species products during pregnancy, no significant differences in... 

A survey of dietary supplement use by pregnant women in California indicated that Echinacea (species not specified) was the most commonly used supplement, with 8.9% of respondents reporting use during pregnancy (Tsui etal.2001). 

Chow, G., T. Johns, and S.C. Miller. 2006. Dietary Echinacea purpurea during murine pregnancy Effect on maternal hemopoiesis and fetal growth. Biol. Neonate 89(2) 133-138. 

Perri, D., J.J. Ehigoua, E. Mills, and G. Keren. 2006. Safety and efficacy of echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia, E. purpurea and E. pallida) during pregnancy and lactation. Can. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 13(3) e262-e267. 

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