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SSRI/SNRI Use During Pregnancy
Although there is significant debate around psychiatric drug use during pregnancy, evidence from population-based studies show no increased risk for stillbirth or infant mortality as a result of SSRI usage during pregnancy and no increased risk of congenital malformations or stillbirth as a result of SNRI usage (specifically duloxetine) during pregnancy.
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SSRI Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Stillbirth and Neonatal Mortality
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors During Pregnancy and Risk of Stillbirth and Infant Mortality
Exposure to duloxetine during pregnancy and risk of congenital malformations and stillbirth: A nationwide cohort study in Denmark and Sweden
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