Taking the most popular type of antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase the risk of stillbirth or newborn death, according to the latest sweeping study in a string of investigations probing the safety of pregnant women taking the drugs…"This data is some of the best in the world [for] doing population-based research," said Dr. Katherine Moore, an assistant professor of psychiatry with the Mayo Clinic, who did not work on the study. "It integrates data from multiple sources: out-patient and in-patient, pharmacy records. This study offers additional evidence supporting the safety of SSRI use in pregnancy."

Huffington Post by Catherine Pearson

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