Are the new SSRIs safe for pregnant women?
OBJECTIVE
More and more of my female patients are switching to the new selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Are they safe during pregnancy?


CONCLUSIONS
Our data suggest these drugs do not increase the malformation rate, but there are no data on neurodevelopment. Because such data do exist on fluoxetine and tricyclic antidepressants, those drugs should be considered first.
Kulin
N A
NA
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, USA.
Pastuszak
A
A
Koren
G
G
D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012449:Safety; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*
D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors