Australia; International; VIC
International scientists, including Australians, say there is no link between being exposed to antipsychotic drugs while in the womb and developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in kids. Pregnant women on antipsychotics were also no more likely than those not on the drugs to experience preterm birth, or to have a baby that was small for gestational age, they add. The findings are based on data from 333,749 mother-child pairs for ADHD, and 411,251 pairs for ASD, preterm birth, and small for gestational age, and suggest women on antipsychotics who become pregnant should continue to take the meds, the authors conclude.
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Antipsychotics During Pregnancy
What The Study Did: This observational study’s findings don’t suggest an association between prenatal exposure to antipsychotics and risk of preterm birth and small for gestational age, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in children.
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