SSRIs in Pregnancy Tied to Kids' Speech Disorders

Offspring of pregnant women who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy showed increased risk for speech and language disorders, a large Finnish database study indicated. Overall, children whose mothers "purchased" two or more prescriptions for SSRIs had a 63% increased risk of speech or language disorders compared with those born to unexposed women (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.37-2.01, P<0.001), reported Alan S. Brown, MD, of Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues. There was also a 39% increased risk of motor disorders that did not reach significance (HR 1.39, 95% CI 0.98-1.96, P=0.06), the authors wrote in JAMA Psychiatry. http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/60770?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-10-14&eun=g721819d0r&pos=2