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In 1990 the FDA started issuing a warning on aspirin that stated aspirin should be avoided during the last trimester of pregnancy due to it causing complications in the fetus and with the delivery. What was and is still left off the bottles of aspirin is that even prior to the last three months of pregnancy aspirin can cause unknown birth defects and problems in fetuses. Aspirin is an OTC drug that contains salicylate, which should be avoided during pregnancy. Acetylsalicylate, a common ingredient in many OTC painkillers, may prolong pregnancy and cause excessive bleeding before and after ...