title: Prescribing in pregnancy.
abstract: Psychotropic drugs reduce morbidity and mortality related to maternal mental illness but may also cause harm to the foetus, the nature and magnitude of which is not completely understood. Up-to-date information should be shared as fully as possible with the pregnant woman and a treatment plan agreed jointly.
authors.affiliation: Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Pinewood House, Pinewood Place, Dartford, Kent, UK. carol.paton@oxleas.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents