Virtual Rounds with the Center for Women’s Mental Health Extended through June!
Over the past two months, the MGH Center for Women's Mental Health has had the tremendous opportunity to host virtual rounds from 2-3pm EST via Zoom for all health professionals with an interest in reproductive psychiatry and women's mental health. We have reached nearly 300 students and practitioners in 33 states, 3 Canadian provinces, and 5 additional countries. Invaluable contributions from our guests panelists, as well as the thoughtful questions and [...]
Exposure to Antidepressants During Pregnancy: Less Impact on Long Term Outcomes Than Previously Reported
Rommel and colleagues present a systematic review examining the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to antidepressants on physical, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric outcomes in children 4 years of age or older.
COVID-19 Positive Mothers and Newborns: What Should we Recommend?
In an effort to decrease the spread of COVID-19, public health officials have recommended that we minimize close physical contact with others and furthermore require those with either suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection to be under quarantine. These guidelines are scientifically sound and absolutely appropriate, except when it comes to taking care of a newborn. Everything we typically recommend to the new mother to promote bonding and to optimize newborn [...]
Weekly Roundup for MAY 22, 2020: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, perinatal substance use, and menopausal mental health. In a meta-analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Rommel and colleagues assessed long-term outcomes in children prenatally exposed to antidepressants. The initial analysis suggested statistically significant associations between prenatal antidepressant [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: Resources for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
When we first started to write about COVID-19 in March, it seemed like the pandemic would be a time-limited event. That was before everything shut down. Now it is fairly clear that many parts of the world will be dealing with COVID-19 for the foreseeable future and that this pandemic will continue to affect the lives of women and their families. Even in the best of times, women who are [...]
You Asked: Should Women Taking Lamotrigine (Lamictal) Use Higher Dose of Folic Acid When Planning for Pregnancy?
We have really enjoyed our weekly virtual rounds. It’s been a great opportunity to meet other perinatal psychiatrists in the community, and discussions with new people always brings up interesting clinical questions. Last week we received a question regarding the use of folic acid supplementation in women taking lamotrigine (Lamictal). The U.S. Public Health Service and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), recommend that all women of reproductive [...]