Antidepressant Link With Preterm Birth and Autism

According to research published online ahead of print in March 2014, women who take antidepressants during pregnancy are more likely to deliver their babies prematurely than women who don't take them. Increased fourfold Lead author of the study Krista Huybrechts, MS PhD from the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School said the number of women using antidepressants whilst pregnant has increased over the past twenty years. "Preterm birth is a major clinical problem throughout the world and rates have been increasing over...



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