Women are often advised by doctors to continue taking their antidepressant medication during pregnancy. Although this may be beneficial to the mother, research has shown that there is a highly increased risk of birth defects to the baby. Paxil,...
Lexapro and other SSRIs Linked to Severe Birth Defects
So many women diagnosed with depression have been prescribed anti-depressants, but are these drugs safe during pregnancy? It is reported that women between the ages of 25 and 44 incur a higher rate of depression than any other group, with some...
New Study Ties Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy to Autism in Boys
A major new study just released Monday reports that pregnant women taking antidepressants are at significant risk for giving birth to children with autism – especially if the baby is a boy. Results of this study were published online Monday,...