Psychological medicine
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Psychological medicine · Oct 2010
Delivery outcome after maternal use of antidepressant drugs in pregnancy: an update using Swedish data.
Concerns have been expressed about possible adverse effects of the use of antidepressant medication during pregnancy, including risk for neonatal pathology and the presence of congenital malformations. ⋯ Women using antidepressants during pregnancy and their newborns have increased pathology. It is not clear how much of this is due to drug use or underlying pathology. Use of TCAs was found to carry a higher risk than other antidepressants and paroxetine seems to be associated with a specific teratogenic property.