Rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms increased during pregnancy and postpartum for women with epilepsy
Prevalence in which both parents experience mood disorders higher three to 12 months postpartum
Risks for ASD, intellectual disability may be increased with prenatal exposure to topiramate, valproate, certain duotherapies
Safety of e-cigarettes in pregnancy is similar to that of nicotine patches while possibly more effective
States with greater increases in symptoms had fewer deaths from COVID-19 and lower women's unemployment rates
Maternal use of SSRIs, SNRIs in first trimester of pregnancy not linked to increased risk for neonatal seizures or childhood epilepsy in offspring
Additionally, pandemic stressors, like unemployment, tied to infections and preterm births
Commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications taken late in pregnancy seem not to meaningfully increase NDD risk in offspring
Findings also show elevated risk for ADHD with interactions between multiple substances
Women, including those with mental illness, had a lower risk for self-harm during pregnancy; adolescents had highest risk for self-harm in pregnancy