By Marie Rosenthal
A woman’s use of antidepressants in early pregnancy does not increase the risk for her neonate developing autism or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conditions that were previously associated with these medications (JAMA 2017 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]).
However, the researchers, from Bloomington, Ind., found significant evidence for a slight increase in the risk for premature birth among mothers who used antidepressants in the first trimester of