On the cover of the July 13, 2010 issue of CMAJ was the heading,“Use of antidepressants in
pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion.” The findings in the related research …

On the cover of the July 13, 2010 issue of CMAJ was the heading,“Use of antidepressants in
pregnancy increases the risk of spontaneous abortion.” The findings in the related research …

Background: The risk of relapse of depression or the diagnosis of some other psychiatric
disorders during pregnancy necessitates the use of antidepressants despite possible …

We thank Einarson1 for her commentary on our study on the risk of spontaneous abortion
associated with antidepressant use. 2 Although it is true that we cannot assess causality …

Importance The repercussions of abortion for mental health have been used to justify state
policies that limit access to abortion in the United States. Much earlier research has relied on …

Objective The use of antidepressants during pregnancy remains a controversial issue, and
there is little information on the risk of spontaneous abortions following antidepressant …

Background: Earlier studies on the association between antidepressant use and miscarriage
have obtained conflicting results after accounting for the role of depression, and none have …

Study Objective The potential for maternal antidepressant use to influence the risk of
spontaneous abortion, one of the most important adverse pregnancy outcomes, is not clear …

BACKGROUND: Due to the high prevalence of depression in women of childbearing age
and coupled with the fact that approximately 50% of the pregnancies are unplanned, there is …

As author of this thesis, I wish to express my sincere thanks to my committee members Dr.
Thomas Einarson, Dr. Gideon Koren, Dr. Krista Lanctôt, and Mrs. Adrienne Einarson. In …