Although the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed in recent years and they are still prescribed to pregnant women, multiple studies have demonstrated a link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and birth injuries.<\/p>\n
Over the past 20 years, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac and others has increased 400 percent. During the same period, several medical studies have addressed the risk of birth defects associated with the use of these medications during pregnancy. The research suggests that babies exposed to these drugs are at higher risk of developing birth injuries such as spina bifida, heart malformations and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), among other injuries.<\/p>\n
Antidepressants are the most commonly prescribed medication for people between the ages of 18 and 44. The risk of birth injuries has led to Class D medications such as Paxil no longer being recommended for pregnant women, but Class C (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed in recent years and they are still prescribed to pregnant women, multiple studies have demonstrated a link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and birth injuries. Over the past 20 years, the use of…<\/span><\/p>\n