{"id":1089,"date":"2021-08-25T12:10:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T12:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rootsmt.com\/?page_id=1089"},"modified":"2021-08-27T15:29:28","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T15:29:28","slug":"safe-otc-medications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rootsmt.com\/education\/safe-otc-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Medications in Pregnancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.9&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.64)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(57,30,30,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/rootsmt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SafeOTCMedicationsHeaderImage.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10vw||10vw||true|false&#8221; top_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;60px&#8221; top_divider_height_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; 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