Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does NOT raise risk of having an autistic child

Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does NOT raise risk of having an autistic child Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does not raise the risk of autism in newborns, a major study has found.

Both antidepressant use and the prevalence of autism have increased in recent years, and previous studies suggested the two might be linked.

But while researchers found women taking the drugs had a higher risk of having a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder, the medication was not to blame. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Association of Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children (abstract) JAMA Internal Medicine