Depressants are type of drugs commonly used by pregnant women, especially the Americans.
It was previously shown that various antidepressants especially the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and older medications used during pregnancy are generally safe.
It has however been discovered that antidepressants affect the the babies and the mother.
Babies’ brains may develop differently when their mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy, a small U.S. study suggests.
Researchers examined brain scans of 16 newborns whose mothers took medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression during pregnancy. They also studied 21 babies whose mothers had untreated depression during pregnancy, and 61 infants born to women without depression.
Infants whose mothers took SSRIs had greater brain volume in regions of the brain that are critical for emotional processing, compared to babies whose mothers had untreated depression or were not experiencing depression, the study found.
There’s no easy answer to what women on antidepressants should do during pregnancy. The new may suggests SSRI use among mothers may interfere with fetal brain development, especially in the regions of the brain associated with emotions.
Infants exposed to antidepressants in the womb also had increased connectivity between these regions of the brain, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.
Since depression is twice as common in women as it is in men,and almost twice during pregnancy.
Antidepressants have for many years been the only remedy.
Maternal depression increases the risk for negative pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight and prematurity and also lead to postpartum depression with effects on mother-infant bonding.
Exactly what that influence means over the longer term with regard to the infant’s cognitive and emotional development is unclear and would require subsequent research to really understand.
The current study doesn’t prove antidepressants directly cause abnormal brain development or cognitive and emotional problems. It also doesn’t explore the potential harms of untreated depression or assess whether remedies other than medication might be safer or more effective for women and their babies.
It was previously shown that various antidepressants especially the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and older medications used during pregnancy are generally safe.
Babies’ brains may develop differently when their mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy, a small U.S. study suggests.
Researchers examined brain scans of 16 newborns whose mothers took medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depression during pregnancy. They also studied 21 babies whose mothers had untreated depression during pregnancy, and 61 infants born to women without depression.
Infants whose mothers took SSRIs had greater brain volume in regions of the brain that are critical for emotional processing, compared to babies whose mothers had untreated depression or were not experiencing depression, the study found.
There’s no easy answer to what women on antidepressants should do during pregnancy. The new may suggests SSRI use among mothers may interfere with fetal brain development, especially in the regions of the brain associated with emotions.
Infants exposed to antidepressants in the womb also had increased connectivity between these regions of the brain, researchers report in JAMA Pediatrics.
Since depression is twice as common in women as it is in men,and almost twice during pregnancy.
Antidepressants have for many years been the only remedy.
Maternal depression increases the risk for negative pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight and prematurity and also lead to postpartum depression with effects on mother-infant bonding.
Exactly what that influence means over the longer term with regard to the infant’s cognitive and emotional development is unclear and would require subsequent research to really understand.
The current study doesn’t prove antidepressants directly cause abnormal brain development or cognitive and emotional problems. It also doesn’t explore the potential harms of untreated depression or assess whether remedies other than medication might be safer or more effective for women and their babies.
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