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Taking antidepressants during pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortions by about two-thirds, Canadian researchers reported Monday. The increased risk was greatest with the family of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), especially paroxetine and venlafaxine, and when more than one family of drugs were used.
Antidepressants during pregnancy increase risk of sponaneous abortion, study finds
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Antidepressants during pregnancy increase risk of sponaneous abortion
It'll be FASCINATING to see how the APA spins this in light of their lobbying of the Mother's Act & its accompanying pre-term mothers mental health screenings funding.
paroxetine-Paxil (the birth defects reporting hotline is the optimized selection on my search)
venlafaxine -Effexor
TWO of the most widely FINED manufacturers this past year.
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