Mirtazapine in pregnancy and lactation - A systematic review. Smit M, Dolman KM, Honig A. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2016 Jan;26(1):126-35. Pregnancy outcome following maternal exposure to pregabalin may call for concern. Â Winterfeld U, Merlob P, [...]
While we tend to think of postpartum depression (PPD) as a hormonally driven mood disorder in women, multiple studies have suggested that, although men do not experience any of the dramatic physiological or hormonal changes [...]
Over the last few years, several studies have suggested an increased risk of certain types of cardiovascular malformations in children exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy. The first reports suggested a link [...]
 Studies in animals and humans suggest that psychological distress experienced by mothers during pregnancy is associated with later neurodevelopmental problems in their offspring.  Project Ice Storm is one such study exploring the effect of [...]
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and congenital heart anomalies:comparative cohort studies of women treated before and during pregnancy and their children. Petersen I, Evans SJ, Gilbert R, Marston L, Nazareth I. J Clin Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;77(1):e36-42. [...]
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There is significant literature indicating that a mother’s depression may adversely affect her young child.  Studies have demonstrated that the children of depressed mothers are more likely than the children of non-depressed mothers to exhibit [...]
During pregnancy, many women complain that they feel more distractible, more forgetful or less sharp than before pregnancy. A few years ago, we reviewed a study which demonstrated that performance on tests of spatial recognition [...]
 It’s only been a few days since Johns Hopkins released the preliminary results of a study on folate levels and autism, and we have already received calls and emails regarding the findings.  Unfortunately the [...]
Internet-provided cognitive behaviour therapy of posttraumatic stress symptoms following childbirth-a randomized controlled trial. Nieminen K, Berg I, Frankenstein K, Viita L, Larsson K, Persson U, Spånberger L, Wretman A, Silfvernagel K, Andersson G, Wijma K. [...]
One of our readers contacted us noting that she developed a severe episode of postpartum depression after receiving an injection of the contraceptive, Depo-Provera. Â She is pregnant again and now wonders if she should avoid [...]
