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Headline:

Depression poses greater risks during pregnancy than Prozac doctors say

Newspaper Article Synopsis:

Women who take antidepressants for mental illness should not fear using the drugs during pregnancy. A recent study shows that the drugs do not cause any kind of malformations in the fetus. It is safer for the mother to stay on her medication. Depressed women have more complications such as low-birth weight babies and postpartum depression.

Newspaper Article Source:

Foreman J. Depression poses greater risks during pregnancy than Prozac doctors say. Star Tribune, 2000 October 1: E3(col. 1-5)

Journal Article Citation:

Nulman I., et al. Neurodevelopment of children exposed in utero to antidepressant drugs. New England Journal of Medicine 1997 Jan 23; 336(4): 258-62.

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