Antidepressant use in pregnancy may raise autism risk - CNN.com
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This class of antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), may be especially risky early on in a pregnancy, the study suggests. Children who were exposed to the drugs during the first trimester were nearly four times as likely to develop an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared with unexposed children, according to the study, which appears in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Antidepressant exposure in pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorders
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