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FDA won’t issue stronger warnings on SSRI use during pregnancy
New studies suggest use of antidepressants during pregnancy may contribute to an increased risk of heart defects in newborns, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is too soon to issue any specific warnings about that risk.
Study links SSRIs to preterm delivery and birth complications
Pregnant women who take certain types of antidepressants are at greater risk for preterm delivery or other birth complications, according to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The findings add more fuel to the argument
Millions awarded to women in Paxil, birth defects lawsuits
GlaxoSmithKline has awarded millions of dollars in compensation to women who took the antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) while pregnant and delivered babies with serious birth defects.
Mothers-to-be should weigh risks of antidepressants during pregnancy
Years ago, it was thought that pregnancy protected women from depression, but researchers have since learned that being pregnant and recent childbirth may actually contribute to a woman’s depression, filling her with a range of emotions that make dealing with
Child is helpless victim of mother’s use of Paxil during pregnancy
Christine K’s newborn baby spent her first four days of life hooked up to tubes in an incubator at a hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit, a helpless victim of her mother’s longtime use of antidepressants prior to and for the
First Paxil birth defect lawsuit filed
The parents of 2-year-old Eric Jackson have filed the first lawsuit claiming that use of the antidepressant Paxil during pregnancy caused birth defects in their won.
Treatment Challenges of Depression in Pregnancy and the Possibility of Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborns
Decisions about how to treat depression in pregnant women are increasingly complex. Patients and physicians must carefully consider and discuss together the potential benefits and risks of treatment with antidepressants during pregnancy. Two new studies provide important information to be
