title: Antenatal Escitalopram Use and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Newborn: A Case Report.
abstract: The increased use of antidepressants during pregnancy has been associated with adverse effects in the newborn. We report a case of antenatal escitalopram use associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in a healthy term baby. We further discuss possible mechanisms that may explain this association. With increasing evidence of association of necrotizing enterocolitis with maternal exposure to antidepressants, more studies to find out causality and methods to predict babies at risk and their prudent management are needed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Nilima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jawale
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhutada
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Shantanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rastogi
keywords: SSRIs; escitalopram; necrotizing enterocolitis; pregnancy; prenatal antidepressant-exposure syndrome; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; term neonate