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Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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James Walker, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Leeds, said the research had helped to “cut through the noise” regarding recent concerns regarding whether medications taken by mothers during pregnancy could affect their babies.

“The practical message is straightforward” Walker said. “Women with moderate or severe depression should not stop their antidepressants in pregnancy out of fear of causing autism or ADHD. Depression that goes untreated in pregnancy carries real risks of its own, for the mother, the pregnancy and for the developing baby, including a higher chance of premature birth, postnatal depression and difficulties bonding with the baby. For milder depression, talking therapies and other non-medication approaches are usually tried first, in line with current guidelines. As always, decisions in pregnancy are personal and should be made with a clinician who knows the woman’s history.”

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I want to see a modern study on cigerette smoking.

When I was a kid (early 90s), my mom defended her decision to not stop smoking when she was pregnant with me, by quoting a study from the 1970s. They found it did not cause any ill effects.

Well around 2005 I was poking around the internet, and found that yes, that study was reported exactly how she claimed, and was performed by the Nixon administration.

It was also funded by Marlborrow. So take that study with a salt mine worth of salt.

I want a new modern independant study done. Because my mom never stopped, and I have always felt like something is wrong with me, but I'm too dumb to put it into words. I'm not calling it autism, but it feels like there's a mental blockade preventing me from being me. I don't know how to explain it.

[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

what study was that? i have a hunch that it said less than you think. by 1964 there was a surgeon general's report and meta-analysis that showed smoking had lots of ill effects on the smoker including "low birth weight" and the 1979 report and meta-analysis found "The more the mother smokes, the greater the baby's birth-weight reduction"

check out https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44697/table/ch5.t1