Scimex: An analysis of approximately 3.8 million pregnancies has revealed that
the use of antidepressants late in pregnancy may put newborns at a
slightly increased risk of a particular type of high blood pressure that
affects the arteries in the lungs, says US researchers. The condition
can be life-threatening for babies born with it, but the researchers say
that clinicians and patients will need to balance the potential small
increase in the risk for newborns with the benefits of the
antidepressants for a mother's mental health.
