Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Zuranolone: A novel postpartum depression treatment, with lingering questions
It is noteworthy that while zuranolone received FDA approval for the PPD indication, it did not receive approval for the treatment of major...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation during pregnancy: An alternative to antidepressant treatment?
A growing number of women ask about nonpharmacologic approaches for either the treatment of acute perinatal depression or for relapse prevention...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Canadian Task Force recommendation on screening for postpartum depression misses the mark
The task force recently recommended against screening with systematic questionnaires, noting that benefits were unclear and not a particular...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Long-term behavioral follow-up of children exposed to mood stabilizers and antidepressants: A look forward
Both antidepressants and newer mood stabilizers have been shown to be safe in pregnancy.
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Bugs, drugs, and the placenta
What happens when a disease or treatment alters the ability of the placenta to operate as a control gate for the fetus?
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Use of antidotes in pregnancy and lactation
Antidotes may be needed to save the life or health of the mother.
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Postpartum psychosis: Does longitudinal course inform treatment?
The good news is we’ve seen an evolution of both interest and expertise in acute management of postpartum psychosis and a richer appreciation of...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Review of new drugs that may be used during pregnancy
It is not known if the new drugs will be in breast milk, but the safest course is to not breastfeed if the mother is taking any of the listed...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Knowns and unknowns about SSRI use during pregnancy in 2022
Although some of the data remain incomplete, in 2022, patients will continue to make individual decisions factoring in the effect of maternal...
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Things reproductive psychiatrists might ‘always’ or ‘never’ do in 2022
In reproductive psychiatry, we tend to apply available data and clinical experience as we guide patients on a case-by-case basis.
Drugs, Pregnancy & Lactation
Lessons in perinatal psychiatry after 19 months of COVID-19*
Nineteen months into the pandemic, it seems we’ve learned much: how to leverage technology like telemedicine, and the upsides of folding in our...