Antidepressants and Pregnancy

See the articles for specific antidepressants within eMedTV for complete reference information.

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. FDA public health advisory: treatment challenges of depression in pregnancy and the possibility

of persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns (6/19/2006). FDA Web site. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/CDER/DRUG/advisory/SSRI_PPHN200607.htm. Accessed April 22, 2008.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG issues opinion on SSRI antidepressant use during pregnancy (12/1/2006). ACOG Web site. Available at: http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr12-01-06-1.cfm. Accessed April 22, 2008.

Briggs GG, Freeman RK, Yaffe SJ. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 7th ed. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;2005.