<div><p>Losing a child in the middle of your pregnancy is heartbreaking. It can also be life-threatening and <a href="https://www.shared.com/not-only-is-a-miscarriage-devastating-but-its-expensive-too/">shockingly expensive</a>.</p><p> That's why doctors were surprised to discover that some common medications being prescribed to pregnant women can drastically increase the chance of having an miscarriage.</p><p>A large-scale study by the University of Montreal published in the <em>Canadian Medical Association Journal</em> is making doctors rethink prescribing <strong>some antibiotics</strong> to pregnant women, Keep reading to find out which.</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.newkidscenter.com/Cold-Medicine-During-Pregnancy.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/image001.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/image001_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.newkidscenter.com/Cold-Medicine-During-Pregnancy.html" target="_blank">New Kids Center</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>The study doesn't show that taking antibiotics can <em>cause</em> a miscarriage, but it can increase the risk of having one.</p><p>There is a wide variety of antibiotics, and some have much higher risks than others. While one medicine in the study, nitrofurantoin, didn't increase the chance of miscarrying, the others all did.</p><p>The most dangerous drugs featured in the study included <strong>azizthromycin and clarithromyscin</strong>, which can double the risk of a miscarriage.</p><p>The riskiest drug, <strong>norloxacin</strong>, made a woman's chance of miscarrying while taking it <strong>4 times higher.</strong></p><p>Other antibiotics shown to increase the risk include:</p><ul><li>quinolones</li><li>tetracylines</li><li>sulfonamides</li><li>metronidazole</li></ul><p>These aren't the only concerns either. Doctors already know that some medications can affect the health of the unborn child. For instance, <strong>tetracycline</strong> can discolor your baby's teeth and affect their bone growth.</p><div><figure><a href="https://3dprint.com/tag/3d-printed-antibiotics/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/anti-feat1.jpeg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/anti-feat1_GH_content_550px.jpeg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://3dprint.com/tag/3d-printed-antibiotics/" target="_blank">3D Print</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>This new research is alarming, because pregnant women are often prescribed antibiotics to treat urinary tract infections.</p><p>One doctor who wasn't involved with the study also told CBS that he was surprised by the number of pregnant women taking these medicines.</p><p>Researchers recommend that pregnant women prescribed antibiotics to treat bacterial infections take the lowest effective dose of their medicine.</p><p><strong>Share this news so everyone can see it!</strong></p><p>[HT: <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/certain-antibiotics-linked-to-miscarriage-risk/">CBS</a>]</p></div>