Open AccessAdverse effects and short-term developmental outcomes of infants exposed to atypical antipsychotics during breastfeeding
Author(s) -
Santosh Kumar Sinha,
M. Thomas Kishore,
Harish Thippeswamy,
John Vijay Sagar Kommu,
Prabha S. Chandra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_45_20
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , breastfeeding , postpartum psychosis , adverse effect , bipolar disorder , sedation , psychiatry , mood , pharmacology
Postpartum period in women is vulnerable to the occurrence and exacerbation of psychiatric disorders. Mothers with postpartum psychosis or bipolar disorder need treatment with psychotropic medications, especially atypical antipsychotics. However, many mothers and families will have reservations about the use of psychotropics during the perinatal period, particularly during breastfeeding because of its presumed side effects and adverse developmental outcomes of the child. Since there are limited data in this area, the present study aimed to examine the adverse effects, if any, and the short-term developmental outcome of infants exposed to atypical antipsychotics during breastfeeding.