Maternal Depression Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children

Maternal depression linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Children of mothers with depression had higher rates of certain neurodevelopmental disorders regardless of whether they were exposed to antidepressants in the womb, reports a new study led by Saraid McIlvride of the University of Glasgow, UK, published September 29th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

Prenatal exposure to depression linked to neurodevelopmental disorders

Children of mothers with depression had higher rates of certain neurodevelopmental disorders regardless of whether they were exposed to antidepressants in the womb, according to a new study led by Saraid McIlvride of the University of Glasgow, U.K. The study was published Sept. 29 in the journal PLOS Medicine.

expert reaction to a population cohort study on prenatal exposure to maternal depression and antidepressants and neurodevelopmental outcomes

Scientists comment on study, published in PLOS Medicine, on prenatal exposure to maternal depression and antidepressants and neurodevelopmental outcomes.    Prof Asma Khalil, Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal–Fetal Medicine, City St George’s, University of London, said: “This is a substantial study with a useful strength: it links health and school records for more than 167,000 children and compares children whose mothers had recorded depress…