No Link Between Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy And Child's Risk Of Asthma

Antidepressant use by women during pregnancy has no effect on asthma in children born from patients, as long as the medicine is a newer form of drug, a new study has discovered.
Depression in mothers has been shown to be correlated with an increased risk of asthma in children. Antidepressants can also lead to some pulmonary difficulties, and growth reductions, in babies born from mothers who take the drugs.....

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Asthma In Kids Is Associated To Maternal Depression And Older Antidepressants, Study Finds

A recent study conducted by epidemiologist Dr. Xiaoqin Liu at Aarhus University in Denmark reveals, maternal depression and older antidepressant use during pregnancy has been associated to an increased risk of childhood asthma.
A newer class of antidepressants used to treat depression such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), were not associated to any increased risk for asthma in kids, as more than 80% of the woman in the study were prescribed SSRIs and researchers found no link with childhood asthma, researchers reported in Pediatrics.....

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News Review From Harvard Medical School -- Parents Say Portal Helps with Kids' Asthma

A secure patient portal with information, decision support and tracking tools may help improve management of childhood asthma, a new study suggests. The study included 60 families. Each family had a child with moderate to severe asthma. Their ages were 6 to 12 years old. Families were randomly divided into 2 groups. One group received usual care. The other families were given access to a portal called MyAsthma......

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