How many women has Motherisk counselled?
Since its inception in 1985, the Motherisk team has counselled over 200,000 women, their families and health professionals. Motherisk currently counsels 150-200 callers daily from Ontario, other parts of Canada and the United States. The telephone information service at Motherisk operates daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Each week 10 to 20 women are scheduled for the Motherisk clinic following exposure to known or suspected teratogens, new drugs with sparse information, chronic drug therapy or drugs of abuse.
