Teoh C S, M H I Aizul, W M Wan Fatimah Suriyani, Ang S H, M Z Nurul Huda, M I Nor Azlinl, J Rohana
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Jalan Yaacob Latif, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2013 Apr;68(2):157-60.
The potential harms of herbs to the pregnant mothers and their foetuses as well as the effect of herbs taken by nursing mothers on their babies remain largely unknown. Common perception is that herbal medicines ingestion during pregnancy and confinement period is a common practice among multi-racial Malaysian mothers. The purpose of this study was to explore the usage of herbal medicines during pregnancy and post-partum period among mothers who gave birth at a tertiary hospital in a metropolitan city of Malaysia. This cross sectional study was conducted between October and December 2010. The subjects were interviewed twice after giving birth: before hospital discharge and 6 to 8 weeks later. A total of 323 mothers were recruited for this study. The prevalence of herbs ingestion during pregnancy was 13.9%, with half of the users consuming it during the first trimester. A total of 163 (52.9%) mothers ingested herbs during the post-partum period. Significantly more Chinese (p=0.01) and Malay (p=0.04) mothers ingested herbs during pregnancy and post-partum period, respectively. Infants of mothers who ingested herbs had a higher rate of neonatal jaundice compared to infants of mothers who did not ingest herbs during the post-partum period (P=0.001).
草药对孕妇及其胎儿的潜在危害，以及哺乳期母亲服用草药对其婴儿的影响，在很大程度上仍然未知。普遍的看法是，马来西亚不同种族的母亲在孕期和产褥期服用草药是一种常见的做法。本研究的目的是探讨在马来西亚一个大都市的一家三级医院分娩的母亲在孕期和产后使用草药的情况。这项横断面研究于2010年10月至12月进行。受试者在产后接受了两次访谈：出院前和6至8周后。本研究共招募了323名母亲。孕期服用草药的患病率为13.9%，其中一半使用者在孕早期服用。共有163名（52.9%）母亲在产后服用草药。在孕期和产后分别服用草药的华人母亲（p=0.01）和马来母亲（p=0.04）明显更多。与产后未服用草药的母亲所生婴儿相比，服用草药的母亲所生婴儿患新生儿黄疸的几率更高（P=0.001）。
