100. Antidepressants During Pregnancy and Postpartum: What You Need to Know w/ Dr. Adam Urato
According to recent data, roughly ten percent of pregnant women take an antidepressant. Numerous research studies have shown that antidepressants cross the placenta. What effect does this chemical exposure have on the developing fetus?
Dr. Adam Urato is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) physician in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is an expert witness in antidepressant litigation and writes and lectures regularly on antidepressant use during pregnancy. Dr. Urato attended Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, and completed his OB/GYN residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham…
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