Antidepressants cause heart defects in unborn children

When receiving conventional antidepressants in early pregnancy doubled the risk grows subsequent birth of a child with heart defects. This expectant mothers experts warn.

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Some popular antidepressants   from the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, taken in early pregnancy, may double the risk of having a child with   heart defects . With such a warning made by Professor Stephen Pilling of the drug committee of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence UK.

Antidepressants   of the above-mentioned group takes every six women of childbearing age in the UK. Usually the risk of having a baby with a heart defect is 1 in 100, but when taking these drugs during early pregnancy it rises to 4 100. Journalists from local TV program The Panorama met with 8 women whose babies were born with severe heart defects . All of them took antidepressants during pregnancy.

Note that in the official recommendations for pregnant women are not advised to take only one specific antidepressant (paroxetine) in early pregnancy. Professor Pilling calls to reconsider this advice, as the evidence say about the dangers of antidepressants from the group of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

"We had a great propaganda work in recent years to wean pregnant women to smoke and to drink alcohol, even small quantities, - he says. - But while none of this is done with regard to the use of antidepressants, which are for the unborn child is not smaller, if not a greater risk. " (READ MORE)

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