The Adverse Effects of Antidepressant Medication Treatments on the Offspring of Women with Perinatal Depression - Research & Reviews 
 

Up to one fifth of pregnant and postpartum women are affected by depressive disorders, which imply a range of adverse consequences for both moms, their babies, and the entire family [1,2]. Untreated prenatal maternal depression is reported to induce epigenetic fetal changes that involve permanent alteration of the neuroendocrine functions of the fetus. As a result of such a stressed fetal neurodevelopment, these children are at a great risk of delayed cognitive and motor development as well as impaired tolerance to stressful conditions [3,4].

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