In a large study from France (Blotière et al, 2019), researchers demonstrated that exposure to monotherapy with valproic acid was associated with 8 specific types of major congenital malformations (e.g., spina bifida, OR 19.4), and exposure to topiramate was associated with an increased risk of cleft lip (OR 6.8). No significant associations were found for… Read More »
Over the last few years, there has been an increasing number of articles focusing on perinatal anxiety. Recent studies indicate that anxiety during pregnancy and the postpartum period is common and may occur independently of perinatal depression, although anxiety and depressive symptoms frequently appear together during the perinatal period. This week we have several large… Read More »
My social media, the internet and my guilty pleasure, Words with Friends, have been inundating me with advertisements showcasing this year’s greatest deals this holiday season. Since I am a medical student, the artificial intelligence algorithms curating my ads have been choosing for me various health and wellness-related devices and subscriptions. Oddly enough — and… Read More »
This week, we have some data from our National Pregnancy Registry of Psychiatric Medications looking at infants exposed to quetiapine (Seroquel). Consistent with other studies we have seen recently, there appears to be no increase in risk of major malformations. There is also an interesting paper from DiFlorio and colleagues which assesses risk for postpartum… Read More »