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Developmental Teratogenesis

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Treating with medication during pregnancy is a difficult task as there are no true absolute data studies in the realm of psychiatric medications. There are many risk factors associated with pregnancy and medications. There are risks associated pre pregnancy, during and even post pregnancy effects of some medications. As noted in the text, these risks are teratogenesis on the fetus, behavioral teratogenesis, effects on developing fetus and labor and delivery, neonatal drug effects, pregnancy induced changes in drug actions, and effects on a breast fed infant.
During the first trimester of pregnancy, when organ development is taking, there is heavy concern for teratogenesis. When I was pregnant with my daughter I was given a list of safe

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