Perceived risk of neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring related to psychotropic and mental illness exposures in pregnancy and breastfeeding: a cross-sectional survey of women with past or current mental illness.
Ludvig Daae BjørndalFatima TauqeerKristin Sverdvik HeiervangHanne K ClausenKristine HeitmannAngela LupattelliPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
In women with past/current mental illness, the perceived risk of antidepressant exposure on child neurodevelopment was lower than that for maternal mental illness. Other psychotropic medications were perceived as more harmful. As medication risk perception influences the decision-making regarding treatment of mental illness, pre- and pregnancy counselling should target women with characteristics associated with higher perceived risk.
Keyphrases
- mental illness
- mental health
- social support
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- decision making
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- major depressive disorder
- type diabetes
- air pollution
- preterm infants
- emergency department
- replacement therapy
- skeletal muscle
- congenital heart disease
- bipolar disorder
- hiv infected
- adverse drug
- glycemic control