Call CTIS for the most up-to-date information on medications, vaccines and other exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding
In California call (800) 532-3749
Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Have questions about the 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)? Click here for answers to frequently asked questions about the flu, the vaccine, and treatment for flu for your pregnant and breastfeeding patients.
Download the H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) , H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Seasonal Influenza and Vaccine duing Pregnancy and the Antiviral Medications to Treat/Prevent Influenza (Flu) and Pregnancy Factsheets for your patients
Would you like us to call your patient?
A counselor can contact your patient over the phone about the risks presented by drugs, medications, infectious diseases or other agents during pregnancy. (Service provided for California residents only.)
Here’s how:
1. Print the FAX Referral Form, fill-in the required information, have your patient sign the consent to be contacted.
A written summary letter of the current known information about her exposures can be sent to her.
Your patient can provide a copy of this letter to you at her first or subsequent visit, which can be included in her medical file, or she can sign the consent form to have a copy of her letter sent to you.
2. Fax the form to (619) 220-0228.
Many California Obstetricians, Nurse-Midwives, Public Health Nurses, and most San Diego WIC sites and Planned Parenthood Prenatal Clinics use this procedure to help educate their patients/clients.
Frequently Asked Questions Factsheets: To educate the public, the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists has compiled factsheets on various exposures of concern. Factsheets answer frequently asked questions about exposures during pregnancy and lactation and have been designed to print on a single double-sided page. Click onto the factsheets page to find more information for you and your patients. You can also refer to LactMed, a Drugs and Lactation Database.
For residents outside of California but in the US or Canada:
Contact the Organization of Teratology Information Services 
For residents outside the United States or Canada:
Contact the European Network of Teratology Information Services.