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New Pregnancy Study Findings Have Been Reported from Deakin University

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 15th, 2011

2011 DEC 15 -- "Purpose of review There is increasing awareness within obstetric services of the importance of treating maternal mental illness due to the association with increased maternal mortality, morbidity and poorer child outcomes. However, there is limited research on the risks and benefits of pharmacological treatment of women in pregnancy," researchers in Burwood, Australia report.

"This review is focused on studies published in the past 18 months. Recent findings Antidepressants and antiepileptic mood stabilizers are the most frequently studied of the pharmacological treatments for mental illness. There are clear risks of neonatal serotonin...

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