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Large Study Finds no Link Between SSRIs in Pregnancy and Stillbirth or Neonatal Death

A large population-based study looking at every birth in Denmark during a 13-year period found no association between use of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy and either stillbirths or neonatal deaths. The study appears online today in AJP in Advance.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen conducted a population-based study using the Danish Fertility Database to identify every birth in Denmark between 1995 and 2008. Time of exposure to SSRIs was calculated on the basis of standard treatment dosages and dispensed pack sizes according to the prescription register. Exposure was divided into first-, second-, and...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - 2 days ago