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Risk of Preterm Birth and Respiratory Distress in Pregnancies with Prenatal Exposure to Antidepressants

From the OptumLabs Data Warehouse, researchers identified 226,932 singleton deliveries. Cases of antidepressant exposure were defined as pregnancies with prescription claims for antidepressants submitted between the last menstrual period and 35 weeks’ gestation.  To [...]

By |2020-06-24T11:51:28-04:00June 25th, 2020|Pregnancy & Medications|Comments Off on Risk of Preterm Birth and Respiratory Distress in Pregnancies with Prenatal Exposure to Antidepressants
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SSRI Antidepressants and PPHN: Much Lower Risk Than Previously Reported

In 2006, Chambers and colleagues published an article linking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant use during late pregnancy to an increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn (PPHN). PPHN is a cardiovascular [...]

By |2015-07-08T09:57:32-04:00June 3rd, 2015|Antidepressants, Neonatal Symptoms, Pregnancy & Medications|Comments Off on SSRI Antidepressants and PPHN: Much Lower Risk Than Previously Reported
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