Using Antidepressants During Pregnancy - How Common And For What Reasons?

August 16th, 2007 | Category: Depression

A new study in BJOG: An worldly Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines the prevalence of antidepressant use before, during and after pregnancy and identifies the factors for their use. It is plus the first study of its kind to determine the types and dosage of antidepressants

prescribed to pregnant women. 97,680 pregnant women from the province of Quebec in Canada amidst the ages of 15 and 45 were studied within 1998 and 2002. [click link for full article]

Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

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