There are two strong arguments supporting an integrated curriculum. First, there is simply too much information to be covered in the traditional structure of a forty or fifty minute class period. Secondly, most subjects are taught to students in isolation from other related information.
Because women taking carbamazepine have a higher risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect, healthcare providers recommended that all women taking carbamazepine take a total of 4-5mg of folic acid before and. during pregnancy. This may help reduce the risk of birth defects in pregnancies exposed to carbamazepine.
If benzodiazepines are used during pregnancy, they should be avoided in the first trimester because of possible teratogenicity and before delivery because of an apparent perinatal syndrome.2, 19 In women receiving chronic daily benzodiazepine therapy who wish to conceive, medication should be weaned gradually (approximately 10 percent per week) and consideration given to cognitive behavior therapy or antidepressant therapy.22 The best-studied agents for use during pregnancy are alprazolam ...