Maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and neonatal hypoglycemia: prospective cohort study

Objective To evaluate associations between maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and hypoglycemia in term neonates. Study design We conducted a prospective comparative cohort study of neonates of ≥37 weeks’ gestation. Neonates whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy were compared...

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Published in:Journal of perinatology 2020-07, Vol.40 (7), p.1025-1030
Main Authors: Shah, Jyotsna, Sarmiento, Karla, Yang, Jie, Shah, Prakesh S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Antidepressants
Blood
Blood glucose
Blood sugar
Cohort analysis
Comparative analysis
Confidence intervals
Gestation
Glucose
Health risk assessment
Hypoglycemia
Infants (Newborn)
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neonates
Newborn babies
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
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Summary:Objective To evaluate associations between maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and hypoglycemia in term neonates. Study design We conducted a prospective comparative cohort study of neonates of ≥37 weeks’ gestation. Neonates whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy were compared with randomly selected cohort of neonates whose mothers did not use antidepressants. Blood glucose was measured at 24 ± 2 h after birth. Hypoglycemia was defined as blood glucose level
ISSN:0743-8346
1476-5543
DOI:10.1038/s41372-020-0644-y