Adverse effects and short-term developmental outcomes of infants exposed to atypical antipsychotics during breastfeeding

CONCLUSIONS: The acute adverse effects of atypical antipsychotics such as sedation and constipation in the infant through breast milk were seen in less than a fourth of the sample. Developmental delay was noted in a proportion of infants; however, this may be due to other risk factors.PMID:34083820 | PMC:PMC8106424 | DOI:10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_45_20

Source: Indian Journal of Psychiatry - June 4, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Santosh Kumar Sinha M Thomas Kishore Harish Thippeswamy John Vijay Sagar Kommu Prabha S Chandra Source Type: research