Essential Reads: Stress and Distress During Pregnancy—How to Protect Both Mother and Child
This article reviews the research on the effects of antenatal maternal psychological states on offspring.
This article reviews the research on the effects of antenatal maternal psychological states on offspring.
More study is needed regarding the safety of sedative-hypnotic medications during pregnancy.
While questions and controversies remain, the information on long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children prenatally exposed to antidepressants is largely reassuring.
About 60% of women with mood disorders experience premenstrual exacerbation or PME of their mood during the premenstrual phase of their cycle.
About 60% of women with mood disorders experience premenstrual exacerbation or PME of their mood during the premenstrual phase of their cycle.
Looking back at 2021.
This review article provides clinically relevant data but also helps the reader navigate some of the more controversial issues in the field.
In this large study with over 1500 exposures, duloxetine exposure during the first trimester does not appear to increase risk of major malformations.
Some, but not all, studies suggest that PMDD is a risk factor for postpartum depression.
Lamotrigine is detected in the breast milk and in the serum of the nursing infant; however, the risk of adverse events is very low.