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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pregnancy and congenital malformations:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/339/sep23_1/b3569
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What is already known on this topic
Use of an SSRI during pregnancy is common and increasing
The teratogenic effects of specific SSRIs are unconfirmed
What this study adds
Sertraline and citalopram were associated with an increased prevalence of septal heart defects
Use of more than one type of SSRI during the first trimester was associated with a fourfold increase in prevalence of septal heart defects
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