Lithium exposure during pregnancy increases fetal growth.

Eline M P PoelsKarin SterrenburgAndré I WierdsmaRichard WesselooAnnemerle BeerthuizenLaura van DijkeCondon LauWitte Jg HoogendijkHanan El MarrounInge L van KampHilmar H BijmaVeerle Bergink

Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2020)

Lithium use during pregnancy was associated with increased fetal growth parameters at 18-22 weeks gestational age and increased birth weight. Further research is needed to evaluate both short- and long-term implications, as well as the mechanisms driving this difference in growth.

Keyphrases

gestational age
birth weight
preterm birth
weight gain
body mass index
solid state