Friday, September 25, 2009

Anti-depressants 'can increase risk of heart defect'

Anti-depressants 'can increase risk of heart defect'
Taking commonly used antidepressants while pregnant can increase the chance of the child suffering a heart defect up to fourfold, a new study shows.

By Kate Devlin, Medical CorrespondentPublished: 7:00AM BST 25 Sep 2009
Babies were around 80 per cent more likely to be born with a problem in their septum, the wall dividing the left and right sides of the heart, if their mother took the medication in the first three months of her pregnancy.

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