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Se hizo an\u00e1lisis descriptivo.\nResultados: De 356 pacientes encuestadas, 258 (72,5 %) gestantes practicaban la automedicaci\u00f3n con medicina moderna durante el embarazo actual; el 28,7 % refiri\u00f3 la experiencia previa con el f\u00e1rmaco como motivo principal. El s\u00edntoma que con mayor frecuencia llev\u00f3 a la automedicaci\u00f3n fue la cefalea, reportada por 164 (63,3 %) de las encuestadas, y el f\u00e1rmaco m\u00e1s utilizado para su control fue el acetaminof\u00e9n, en 164 (64,3 %); el 23,8 % de las participantes afirmaron haberse automedicado con medicina natural.\nConclusiones: Es necesario identificar pr\u00e1cticas de automedicaci\u00f3n en el control prenatal e informar a las pacientes sobre el riesgo de estas. 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