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Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
Pregnancy; prenatal; perinatal; depression; treatment; anxiety; antidepressants; postpartum
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Treating Peri And Postnatal Depression & Anxiety, Emily M. Stevenson
Treating Peri And Postnatal Depression & Anxiety, Emily M. Stevenson
Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters
- The objective of this research is to evaluate the commonly prescribed treatment methods for prenatal and postnatal depression, focusing on the efficacy of antidepressant medications and nonpharmacologic treatments while evaluating the effects these medications have on the fetus/breastfeeding infant.
- The method of research included 15 studies completed within the past ten years on women who were pregnant or who had delivered a baby within the past 12 months. One study did evaluate long-term effects on offspring, which included a participant number of 3,342 children who were exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy. The total number of participants in the …