Open AccessMaternal Gestational Weight Gain in Relation to Antidepressant Continuation in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Paige D. Wartko,
Noel S. Weiss,
Daniel A. Enquobahrie,
Kwun Chuen Gary Chan,
Alyssa StephensonFamy,
Beth A. Mueller,
Sascha Dublin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1098-8785
pISSN - 0735-1631
DOI - 10.1055/s-0040-1713652
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , weight gain , birth weight , obstetrics , confounding , relative risk , antidepressant , low birth weight , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , cohort study , pediatrics , psychiatry , anxiety , genetics , body weight , biology
Both excessive and inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG) are associated with adverse health outcomes for the woman and her child. Antidepressant use in pregnancy could affect GWG, based on evidence in nonpregnant women that some antidepressants may cause weight gain and others weight loss. Previous studies of antidepressant use and GWG were small with limited ability to account for confounding, including by maternal mental health status and severity. We assessed the association of antidepressant continuation in pregnancy with GWG among women using antidepressants before pregnancy.