title: [Treatment of bipolar disorder during pregnancy and puerperium period. A case report].
abstract: We report a 37 years old woman with a severe bipolar disorder, that became pregnant during treatment with lithium. The patient and her family were informed about the 0.05-0.1% risk of cardiac malformations of the newborn, but decided to maintain her pregnancy and not to discontinue the use of lithium, fearing a relapse of her psychiatric ailment. She continued under medical surveillance and had a normal delivery, but no breast feeding was allowed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Enfermedades del Animo, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Campus Oriente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Hospital Salvador, Avda Infante 551, Providencia, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Retamal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cantillano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D008094:Lithium