British Association for Psychopharmacology Consensus Guidance on the Use of Psychotropic Medication Preconception, in Pregnancy and Postpartum 2017

Overview

Journal J Psychopharmacol

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2017 Apr 26

PMID 28440103

Citations 55

Authors

R Hamish McAllister-Williams

David S Baldwin

Roch Cantwell

Abby Easter

Eilish Gilvarry

Vivette Glover

Lucian Green

Alain Gregoire

Louise M Howard

Ian Jones

Hind Khalifeh

Anne Lingford-Hughes

Elizabeth McDonald

Nadia Micali

Carmine M Pariante

Lesley Peters

Ann Roberts

Natalie C Smith

David Taylor

Angelika Wieck

Laura M Yates

Allan H Young

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Abstract

Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication in pregnancy are an ongoing challenge for clinicians and women with mental health problems, owing to the uncertainties around risks of the illness itself to mother and fetus/infant, effectiveness of medications in pregnancy and risks to the fetus/infant from in utero exposure or via breast milk. These consensus guidelines aim to provide pragmatic advice regarding these issues. They are divided into sections on risks of untreated illness in pregnancy; general principles of using drugs in the perinatal period; benefits and harms associated with individual drugs; and recommendations for the management of specific disorders.

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