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Physicians issue guidelines on antidepressants and pregnancy

For the nearly 1 in 4 women who experience symptoms of depression during pregnancy, physicians on the front lines have long had little more than a prescription for antidepressants and a massive dose of uncertainty to offer.

The result: At last count, roughly 13 percent of pregnant U.S. women took antidepressant medications at some point in their pregnancy — often with little to guide them...

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