The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice regarding Medication use in Pregnant Women

It has become evident that the use of medications, either with or without physician’s prescription and over-the-counter, among pregnant women have increased in the past years all over the world. The study aims to estimate the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women in Baghdad city, to identify the knowledge about self-medication among pregnant women in Baghdad city, and to recognize the awareness about drugs used by pregnant women. A across sectional study with use of self-completed questionnaire that distributed for 315 pregnant women in many hospitals like: Alnoman, Imam Alkazm, Alawi, Habibiya, Suleiman Alfayadi health center. Study was conducted during 14 weeks. The study revealed that most of pregnant women take self-medication while one third refused it.