Researching the connection between prenatal Prozac exposure and birth defects this morning, I found an article by D.J. Goldstein et al., titled “Effects of first-trimester fluoxetine exposure on the newborn.” This article, appearing in the May, 1997 edition of Obstetrics and Gynecology, provides important insight into the connection between gestational SSRI exposure
Prozac Birth Defects
1996 – Prozac linked to birth defects, premature birth, low birth weight, adverse outcomes
Recently, I found an article titled “Birth outcomes in pregnant women taking fluoxetine.”, appearing in the October 1996 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, amounting to one of the oldest articles studying the link between gestational Prozac exposure and adverse birth outcomes. Over the past two decades, many studies have…
1996 – Adverse birth outcomes seen with prenatal Prozac exposure
In 1996, C.D. Chambers et al. published a study titled “Birth outcomes in pregnant women taking fluoxetine.” in The New England Journal of Medicine studying the effects of prenatal exposure to Prozac (fluoxetine). Many studies since have demonstrated that babies born to mothers who used Prozac before birth are much more likely to…
2005 – Adverse birth outcomes linked to prenatal SSRI exposure
In 2005, T.F. Oberlander et al. published results of a study titled “Pain reactivity in 2-month-old infants after prenatal and postnatal serotonin reuptake inhibitor medication exposure.” in the medical journal Pediatrics, demonstrating further the risks of prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs, or “SSRIs.”
The team writes “In this…
Three more studies illustrate risks of Prozac during pregnancy
This morning, I found three more studies discussing the risks of prenatal Prozac exposure. One discuses long-term effects, one describes behavioral effects, and another describes birth defects “caused” by Prozac. For other studies on the risks of Prozac exposure during pregnancy, follow the preceding link.
A team of researchers led by V.
2007 – Birth defects seen in rats exposed to Prozac
Today, I came across a 2007 study linking adverse birth outcomes with exposure to Prozac (fluoxetine) during pregnancy. This article, by E. Fornaro et al., a team of Canadian medical researchers, titled “Prenatal exposure to fluoxetine induces fetal pulmonary hypertension in the rat.” published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…
2012 – Prozac exposure and adverse effects on baby rats, including low birth weight
In 2012, an article by B.B. McAllister et al. published in Neuroscience titled “Behavioural outcomes of perinatal maternal fluoxetine treatment.” further illustrates the risks tied to prenatal fluoxetine (Prozac) exposure, demonstrating resulting developmental issues in gestational mice.
The team writes “During and following pregnancy, women are at considerable risk of experiencing depression. For…
2009 – Research shows SSRIs cross placenta
Published in May, 2009 in Pharmacopsychiatry by a team of Australian researchers led by J. Rampono, an article titled “Placental transfer of SSRI and SNRI antidepressants and effects on the neonate.” provides further evidence that drugs such as Celexa, Lexapro, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor and others may cross the placenta and affect a…
Three more studies link Celexa, SSRIs to adverse birth outcomes
Over the past several decades, a number of studies have linked Celexa exposure and birth defects. This morning, I found several more, some of which are summarized below. For more articles demonstrating the connection between birth defects and Celexa, follow the preceding link.
In a 2013 edition of Fetal and Pediatric Pathology…
2008 – Prozac linked to perinatal complications
In December, 2008, a team of researchers from the Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, in Ankara, Turkey, led by F. Alehan, published a study titled “Prolonged neonatal complications after in utero exposure to fluoxetine.” in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. This article provided further evidence that prenatal exposure to selective…