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Use Of Psychotropic Medications Among Pregnant Women With Bipolar Disorder: Patterns, Determinants, And Impact On Perinatal Outcomes, Misbah Salim

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Navigating psychotropic treatment use for bipolar disorder (BD) in pregnancy is challenging as it is, but it is even more difficult with use of multiple medications across various drug classes for treatment, given the absence of evidence of their safe use. This retrospective cohort study assessed prescription patterns, patient characteristics associated with these patterns, risk of adverse outcomes, and rates of readmission in women with BD who were prescribed antipsychotic, antidepressant, or combination treatment during pregnancy, relative to untreated women. An estimated 25% of women were prescribed psychotropic drugs during pregnancy. Women with past suicide attempts and those with recurrence(s) …