«There has for some time been a great interest in
the exposure on antidepressants in pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Not exact matches
Although
antidepressants like SSRIs are transferred through breast milk, there is no data
on the long - term effects of
exposure to SSRIs in breast milk, including the nervous system, so the benefit of taking the medication needs to outweigh the risk.
«
On one hand, Mezzacappa and colleagues summarise the findings from six case - control studies and conclude that there is a significant association between prenatal
antidepressant exposure and ASD (Odds Ratios: 1.81 (95 % CI 1.49 - 2.20)-RRB-
On the other hand they find no significant associations (hazard ratio, 1.26; 95 % CI, 0.91 - 1.7) when they summarise the findings from two cohort studies.