An updated meta-analysis (Zhou et al, 2018) did not reveal an association between antidepressant exposure during pregnancy and increased risk of autism spectrum disorders. It is noteworthy that this publication -- one that would provide [...]
What’s worse? Exposure to antidepressant medication? Or exposure to untreated maternal depression?  In the first paper on the list, Mitchell and colleagues analyze data from 11 studies, finding that there were few differences between these [...]
The article that has received the most media attention over the last few weeks is at the top of the list. Â We will be covering this in greater detail next week. In brief, this is [...]
This week there are two very interesting articles which look at the impact of parental exposure to adverse childhood experiences may affect a child developmental outcomes. Â Colker and colleagues note that about 20% of women [...]
 This week includes several good reviews.  The first one is a review of postpartum anxiety. Thomson and Sharma review the treatment of bipolar disorder during pregnancy.  And there is also a review of IPT [...]
The first publication on the list, from Letourneau and colleagues, is a thorough review of interventions for antenatal and postpartum depression, many of them leading to improvements in parenting and child development. Â Ruta Nonacs, [...]
Lupattelli and colleagues, analyzing data from the prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, look at the impact of prenatal SSRI exposure on children’s behavior.  Another study documents the deleterious effects of valproic acid exposure [...]
In two studies, researchers demonstrated that maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with worse child outcomes: more health problems in infants (Coburn et al 2018) and increased anxiety and depressive symptoms in older children (Glynn [...]
The article that grabbed my attention is the one at the top of the list, from May and colleagues, which suggests that fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are probably more common than we had previously [...]
The most important story of the week encompasses the first three articles. Â In the first, Netsi and colleagues observe that persistent depressive symptoms in the mother are associated with behavioral and academic problems in the [...]
