General and age-specific fertility rates in non-affective psychosis: population-based analysis of Scottish women.
Angus MacBethPaula McSkimmingSohinee BhattacharyaJohn ParkAndrew GumleyDavid St ClairSarah J E BarryPublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2022)
We highlight continued low fertility rates in women with a diagnosis of non-affective psychosis, despite widespread availability of prolactin-sparing atypical antipsychotics. Accurate estimation of fertility rates remains crucial in developing needs-matched perinatal care for these women. Methodological improvements using routine datasets to investigate perinatal mental health are also urgently needed.