Use of antidepressants during pregnancy

Latest news from studies show that there may be a reduced risk of intellectual disability in children whose mothers use antidepressants during pregnancy. In this regard, co-author of a recent study, Abraham Reichenberg, a psychiatrist professor at the Icahn School of Medicine in Mount Sinai, New York, says it would not be so severe or pronounced on the fetus. However, before deciding whether or not a pregnant woman is allowed to receive antidepressants, it is important to follow her other illnesses. On the other hand,. Ruth Milanaik, who reviewed the new findings and co-ordinates the Neonatal Neurodevelopmental Program at Cohen's Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, claims that it is very important for women suffering from depression to be treated and. At the same time, following studies in Sweden, researchers point out that intellectual disability was diagnosed in 0.

9% of children whose mothers took antidepressants during pregnancy and 0. 5% of children who were not exposed to antidepressants in . Studies were conducted on 179. 000 children born in Sweden in 2006 and 2007, including about 4. 000 children whose mothers took antidepressants during pregnancy.

Subsequently, after adjusting for other factors, the study authors concluded that the risk of children whose mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy is not statistically significant and is probably due to other factors such as parenting and psychiatric history of parents. At the same time,. Jeffrey Borenstein, the chair of the Behavioral Research Foundation in New York, after studying multiple studies, argued that untreated depression has serious negative consequences for both her mother and her fetus and a better understanding of the risks and . .