Postpartum Psychiatric Outcomes and Sick Leave After Discontinuing SSRI or SNRI in Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are consistently reported to be discontinued by approximately half of pregnant women. Little is known about how this may be associated with postpartum psychiatric health.

Objective

To investigate associations of SSRI or SNRI discontinuation in pregnant women with depression or anxiety and psychiatric health and sick leave absence after childbirth.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study was conducted between 2006 and 2019 using data from Swedish population-based registers. Pregnant women with a filled prescription of an SSRI or SNRI in the 90 days before pregnancy without recorded comorbid or severe psychiatric conditions wer

SUBMITTER: Cesta CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581648 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature