How to refer a participant to the Registry
If you would like to help educate participants on the National Pregnancy Registry, you may fill out the Clinician Interest Form. Once registered, our research staff will send you additional information on referring to the registry.
For referrals to the Registry please have your patients call our Registry toll-free at 1-866-961-2388, email registry@partners.org, or sign up online.
Structure of the National Pregnancy Registry
You may find our manuscript detailing the structure of the Registry here: Establishment of the National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics
Preliminary Findings from the National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications
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Cohen LS, Viguera AC, McInerny KA, Freeman MP, et al. Reproductive Safety of Second-Generation Antipsychotics: Current Data From the Massachusetts General Hospital National Pregnancy Registry for Atypical Antipsychotics. Am J Psychiatry. 2015 Oct 6.
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McKenna K, Koren G, Tetelbaum M, et al: Pregnancy outcome of women using atypical antipsychotic drugs: A prospective comparative study. J Clin Psychiatry 66(4):444-449, 2005.
Newham JJ, Thomas SH, MacRitchie K, McElhatton PR. Birth weights of infants after maternal exposure to typical and atypical antipsychotics: Prospective comparison study. The British Journal of Psychiatry 2008. 192:333-337.
Newport DJ, Calamaras MR, DeVane CL, Donovan J, Beach AJ, Winn S, Knight BT, Gibson BB, Viguera AC, Owens MJ, Nemeroff CB, Stowe ZN. Atypical antipsychotic administration during late pregnancy: placental passage and obstetrical outcomes. Am J Psychiatry. 2007 Aug;164(8):1214-20.
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Clozaril (clozapine)
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Risperdal (risperidone)
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Seroquel (quetiapine)
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Zyprexa (olanzapine)
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