Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the Children: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies

(BJOG. 2018;125(9):1077–1084) Approximately 10% of pregnant women use antidepressants during pregnancy. Evidence for the relationship between antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their offspring is conflicting. ADHD is heritable yet there are environmental factors that may be involved in the development of the disorder. This was a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to assess the association between fetal exposure to antidepressant drugs and the subsequent development of ADHD.
Source: Obstetric Anesthesia Digest - Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Epidemiologic Reports Surveys Source Type: research