Part 1: Pre-Pregnancy Planning This post is the first installment of a four part series. In this series, we will follow a patient from the pre-pregnancy planning phase to the postpartum period, and many key points discussed in previous blog posts will be reviewed. Please remember that every patient is different and this case should [...]
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Antidepressant Treatment During Pregnancy: One Woman’s Experience (Part 1)
August 29, 2011 – 1:25 pm
Relapse of Major Depression during Pregnancy
April 22, 2006 – 9:22 am
Over the last decade, the number of reproductive-age women treated for depression has increased significantly. Given the incomplete information available regarding the reproductive safety of many antidepressant medications, many women choose to discontinue pharmacologic treatment during pregnancy. However, several studies estimate that about 10 to 15% of women suffer from depression during pregnancy (O’Hara et [...]
