Purple Day & Epilepsy: Top 10 Considerations for a Safe Pregnancy

Epilepsy awareness and the first trimesterMarch 26, marks Purple Day or Epilepsy Awareness Day. People all over the world will be raising awareness about epilepsy, a disease often kept under wraps for fear of being ostracized and lack of understanding. For women of child-bearing years who have epilepsy, another concern must also be made known -- anticonvulsant drugs raise the risk of birth defects in mothers-to-be who take these drugs during their first trimester. If you are a woman trying to getting pregnant, please: 1. Talk to your doctor or nurse practitioner now about the