SafeMom exists to help expecting parents make sense of the ingredients in the products they use every day. The information on this site is the same information that powers the SafeMom app — and we apply the same editorial standards to both.
This page is here so you can decide for yourself whether to trust what you read here.
Who writes the content
Every ingredient page, question, and research report on safemom.ai is written and reviewed by Jamie G, founder and lead researcher at SafeMom. Jamie spent two years researching the pregnancy-product-safety information gap before building the app and this website. Jamie is not a medical doctor. Where the difference matters — and it often does — we say so on the page and we link to the underlying medical guidance.
When we contract additional medical reviewers (board-certified OB-GYNs, certified nurse midwives, dermatologists), their name and credentials will appear in the byline of every page they review.
Where our information comes from
Each ingredient and product page is built on three categories of source:
- Primary medical guidance — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and the UK MHRA.
- Peer-reviewed literature — Studies from journals indexed in PubMed and the Cochrane Library, prioritized by recency and study quality.
- Authoritative reference databases — Wikidata, PubChem, DrugBank, and the chemical-substance entries those organizations maintain.
Every source we cite appears in the “Sources” section at the bottom of the relevant page, with the date we last verified the source. We do not cite blog posts, marketing copy, or AI-generated content as primary sources.
How often we update
Every ingredient and question page carries a “Last reviewed” date in its byline. We commit to:
- Re-reviewing every page at least once every 12 months.
- Re-reviewing within 30 days of a major regulatory update (e.g. an FDA pregnancy-labeling change, an ACOG practice bulletin revision).
- Re-reviewing within 7 days of a credible reader-flagged error.
How to flag an error
If something on this site is wrong, please tell us. The fastest way: email hello@safemom.ai with the page URL and what you believe is incorrect. We acknowledge every correction request within 48 hours and we publicly note material corrections on the affected page.
Our independence
SafeMom is an independent publisher. We do not accept payment, sponsorship, or product placement from cosmetic, pharmaceutical, food, or household-product manufacturers in exchange for safety verdicts. The SafeMom app is funded by user subscriptions; this website is funded by the same.
If we ever earn affiliate revenue from a product link (we do not currently), the link will be marked and the affiliate relationship disclosed at the top of the page.
A note on what this site is not
SafeMom is not a substitute for medical advice. The information here is intended to support — not replace — conversations with your obstetrician, midwife, or other clinician. If you are pregnant or trying to become pregnant, talk to your provider about your specific situation.
Last updated: May 27, 2026.