Antidepressants affect the lungs of newborns

Every day there are new discoveries related to the world of the baby, recent research has discovered that mothers who used antidepressants in the second half of pregnancy, increased six times the chance of their baby developing a dangerous lung disorder.

It is really worrying, the possible effects that some medications that at the moment seem harmless to the baby's health, end up being harmful. The continuous discoveries allow to clarify some evils that until now it was not known how they were produced.

Antidepressants are also related to various problems in the newborn such as irritability, shortness of breath or low blood sugar. It is not good at all to self-medicate, there will be those who take antidepressants while pregnant, we assume that after this news you will consider abandoning them and consulting your doctor.

"According to the calculations of the researchers, 99% of women who took antidepressants towards the end of their pregnancies gave birth to children without problems"

Although the risk is minimal and they tell us that 99% of the women who had children taking antidepressants were normal, that 1% is the one that must be taken into account, since it can be anyone. In such matters, of such importance as that of a new life, a minimum risk is very great for those who have to suffer it and we mention the words of one of the researchers at the University of California Christina Chambers “if there is a real risk, This one is very low. ”

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