Prescribing in pregnancy.
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.
Paton
Carol
C
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Pinewood House, Pinewood Place, Dartford, Kent, UK. carol.paton@oxleas.nhs.uk
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
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents