title: Atypical antipsychotic (clozapine) self-poisoning in late pregnancy presenting with absent fetal heart rate variability without acidosis and delayed peristalsis in the newborn baby: a case report.
abstract: A case of an attempted suicide with atypical antipsychotic (clozapine) in late pregnancy is reported. Toxic effects of clozapine in the mother as well as in the fetus and newborn were observed. It should be remembered as a rare cause of unexplained loss of consciousness in pregnant women, a cause of abnormalities on fetal cardiotocogram as well as a cause of delayed peristalsis in a newborn baby.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Novikova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chitnis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hofmeyr
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D015148:Cardiotocography; D003024:Clozapine / Q000506:poisoning*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D003024:Clozapine