Data on the most recent randomized controlled trial of brexanolone, a novel treatment for postpartum depression, were released. (We will review those in greater detail next week.) Â Â Guidelines for the treatment of perimenopausal depression were [...]
Psychiatric Medications and Reproductive Safety: Scientific and Clinical Perspectives Pertaining to the US FDA Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule. Freeman MP, Farchione T, Yao L, Sahin L, Taylor L, Huybrechts KF, Nonacs R, Sosinsky AZ, [...]
This week, we have some data from our National Pregnancy Registry of Psychiatric Medications looking at infants exposed to quetiapine (Seroquel). Â Consistent with other studies we have seen recently, there appears to be no increase [...]
Some interesting reviews on the list this week, including some excellent articles from leaders in the field which will be coming out in the September issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinics of North America. Â [...]
Osborne and colleagues explore the effects of maternal depression during pregnancy on the child, noting that elevated measures of inflammation and cortisol levels in the mother have an impact on stress reactivity and behavior in [...]
Some interesting summer reading. Â The first two articles discuss the changes that take place in the female brain during pregnancy and the postpartum period; these functional and structural changes in the brain promote caretaking behaviors [...]
This week, there are two very interesting articles on the importance of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy. Â Not only does folic acid reduce the risk of neural tube defects, it may affect other aspects of [...]
This week we have several interesting and clinically relevant articles. Â We have long know that depression during pregnancy is one of the most robust predictors of postpartum depression; Lupattelli and colleagues demonstrate that treatment during [...]
Each week, we take a quick look at the most recent articles published in women's mental health. Obstetrical and neonatal outcomes after benzodiazepine exposure during pregnancy: Results from a prospective registry of women with psychiatric [...]
It’s been a while since we posted a weekly roundup.  Now that the new website is up, we are back on track.  In one of the few studies assessing the physical and cognitive development of [...]
