cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/42741188
James Walker, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Leeds, said the research had helped to “cut through the noise” regarding recent concerns regarding whether medications taken by mothers during pregnancy could affect their babies.
“The practical message is straightforward” Walker said. “Women with moderate or severe depression should not stop their antidepressants in pregnancy out of fear of causing autism or ADHD. Depression that goes untreated in pregnancy carries real risks of its own, for the mother, the pregnancy and for the developing baby, including a higher chance of premature birth, postnatal depression and difficulties bonding with the baby. For milder depression, talking therapies and other non-medication approaches are usually tried first, in line with current guidelines. As always, decisions in pregnancy are personal and should be made with a clinician who knows the woman’s history.”
You’re not worth any more of a reply than that frankly.
Have the day you deserve ;)
as if you could provide one. Im having a great day, thanks :*
Probably because you’re not a suicidal pregnant woman who has men telling her she should just die because the fetus is more important.
There are ways to reduce depression without packing your blood with psychoactive substances that go directly to a developing brain.
And again, reread my comment: information should be given for the right decisions to be made. If the mother still desires to use psychoactive substances for her own good after her research on the topic, her right. But she should know of the potential repercussions of her decisions.
And those options should be weighed between a woman and her doctor, not some rando on the internet who feels like they’re more authorized to speak on this than actual medical providers.
Did i wrote anywhere that i should be weighting the decision itself? wtf are you on? Maybe take some online course on lecture comprehension.
You are here just trying to invalidate my opinion to include important factors within the frame of the decision making process, because you personally disagree with that.
And trying to give weight to your invalidation with a strawman.
Your opinion holds no weight between a pregnant woman and her doctor. Your opinion that women shouldn’t take any medications and suffer throughout their pregnancy, science be damned, is harmful.
You really have 0 lecture comprehension and are basically arguing against something you made up my dude.
My opinion is my opinion, and its the problem of whomever reads it to take it into account or not.
As I personally do not take your opinion for nothing of importance in this regard, as you’re toxic and basically delusional at this point if not just malicious in trying to reframe what I said.
Have a nice day, and please, don’t forget to take your antidepressants.
Casually pushing that pregnant women should avoid antidepressents regardless of what their doctors advise isn’t about lecture comprehension or debates.
It’s a dangerous statement that you’ve pushed here and it is literally just your uneducated opinion.