1. Respiratory depression in a neonate born to mother on maximum dose sertraline: a case report.
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Marchand GJ, Meassick K, Wolf H, Hopewell SK, Sainz K, Anderson SM, Ware K, Vallejo J, King A, Ruther S, Brazil G, Cieminski K, and Calteux N
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- Adolescent, Antidepressive Agents adverse effects, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Mothers, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors adverse effects, Respiratory Insufficiency, Sertraline adverse effects
- Abstract
Background: Mood and anxiety disorders are common in women of childbearing age, especially during the peripartum period. As more women seek medical management for these conditions, there is an increasing need for studies to better examine the effects of exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and other antidepressants, on newborns at the time of delivery., Case Presentation: We report the case of a term Caucasian infant born to a 17-year-old white female taking 100 mg of sertraline daily for depression and anxiety who exhibited respiratory depression and hypoxia after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. The neonate was treated with the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and supplemental oxygen and subsequently the symptoms resolved without complication., Conclusions: We present this case with the suspicion of poor neonatal adjustment syndrome as the possible cause of the respiratory depression and hypoxia in this newborn.
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- 2021
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