Re: Terbutaline's side effects on my baby

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I am not a doctor and hope one will answer soon...

I think in making any medical decision, a person weighs benefits and risks. The fact that medicine does not know why your first child has a neurological disorder underscores the uncertainties of such a decision.

So, let's look at the current situation. Tertbutaline is a well-known drug that has been on the market for a while. It's not LINKED to neurological or any other discorder in babies in the general population. There are always possibilities of problems in an individual case, but you have to weigh that against medical certainties. What is linked to all sorts of problems (neurological, developmental, fine motor skill, etc) is prematurity, especially such early prematurity as 30 weeks.

Would a morphine shot have been enough? Your doctor, who was there with you and saw your contractions, did not think so. He or she thought, "Wow. These are real contractions. They need to stop or the baby will come out early and may develop problems". So, the doctor gave you the medicine that worked, and that is not linked to baby problems based on the scientific research. She and you chose the path of lesser risk - much lesser, I would say. That's the best medical decision anyone can make.

Best wishes to you, and try to keep sane! (easier said than done, I know...)

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Katya

At Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Sue wrote:
>
>I am a 31yo late in my 32nd week, pregnant with my second child.  I was
>given one shot of terbutaline to stop contractions.  They assured me
>there would be no adverse effects on my baby, but now I am not feeling
>so sure.  I have read numerous things to the contrary.  I do not know
>the dosage I was given, but it was only one injection.  Would a morphine
>shot have been just as effective? Does morphine pose the same side
>effects? Which one is the better choice with regard to effectives and
>adverse effect on my baby -- should I have to make this decision again.
>Please help me I am very worried.  My first born has a neurological
>disorder with unknown origin.  I am very mindful of the effects any
>drugs on my baby and well, basically, everything scares me.
>
>Thanks so much for your time.

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