Prenatal exposure to maternal depression and antidepressants and neurodevelopmental outcomes: A population cohort study

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by Saraid McIlvride, Neha Rao, Sarjit Singh, Scott M. Nelson, Jill P. Pell, Michael Fleming Background The long-term effects of antidepressant use in pregnancy on child neurodevelopment are unclear; meanwhile antidepressant use in pregnancy is increasing.

We aimed to clarify associations between prenatal maternal depression and/or antidepressant exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes in school-age children. Methods and findings This population-wide cohort study included 167,447 children born in Wales, UK between 2009 and 2016, followed until 2022 (mean age 5.68 years) using linked primary…

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Primary source: PLOS Medicine · September 29, 2026

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