Antidepressants late in pregnancy can affect newborns

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Taking the drugs increases risk of breathing problems, irritability, study says.IndyStar.com (AP), May 18, 2005 Women who take Prozac or certain other antidepressants late in pregnancy raise the risk that their babies will suffer jitteriness, irritability and serious respiratory problems during their first couple of weeks, researchers say. Babies born to women taking antidepressants in the last three months of pregnancy were three times more likely to develop drug-related symptoms than those bo ... (more)  

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