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07/24/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Taking antidepressants during pregnancy almost DOUBLES the risk of mental retardation in children

After finding a higher risk of intellectual disability among children whose mothers took antidepressants while they were pregnant, researchers quickly backpedaled to make the finding seem less concerning. The study, which was carried out by researchers from Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine, examined the risk of intellectual disability in nearly 180,000 children who were […]

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