• Medicine
• Published in
  The New England journal of…
  2013
• DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa1301449

Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of autism.

@article{Hviid2013UseOS,
  title={Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy and risk of autism.},
  author={A Hviid and Mads Melbye and Bj{\"o}rn Pasternak},
  journal={The New England journal of medicine},
  year={2013},
  volume={369 25},
  pages={
          2406-15
        }
}

• A Hviid, Mads Melbye, Björn Pasternak

BACKGROUND Studies have raised concern about an association between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in the offspring. METHODS We conducted a cohort study of all singleton live births in Denmark from 1996 through 2005 (626,875 births), with follow-up through 2009. Using Danish population registries, we linked information on maternal use of SSRIs before and during pregnancy, autism spectrum disorders… CONTINUE READING

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