Tag: fetal brain development
Chemicals Have ConsequencesāAntidepressants and Pregnancy: An Interview With Adam Urato, MD
Adam joins us to discuss what we do and donāt know about the effects of antidepressants on babies and mothers and the importance of counselling in order to aid families in making important decisions about pharmaceutical drug use.
Smoking in Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Schizophrenia Diagnosis in Later...
In the first study of its kind, researchers from Finland found the āmost definitive evidence to dateā that smoking during pregnancy is associated with the eventual diagnosis of schizophrenia in offspring. After controlling for other potential variables, the study, published ahead of print in The American Journal of Psychiatry, revealed a 38% increased odds of developing symptoms diagnosed as schizophrenia in young adults who were exposed to high levels of nicotine in utero.
