National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications is dedicated to evaluating the safety of psychiatric medications such as antidepressants, ADHD medications, sedative hypnotics, and atypical antipsychotics that many people take during pregnancy to treat a wide range of mood, anxiety, executive function, or psychiatric disorders. The goal of this Registry is to gather information on the safety of these medications during pregnancy, as current data is limited.
Description
The overarching objectives of the National Pregnancy Registry for Psychiatric Medications are twofold: to assess risk for malformations among infants exposed to specific psychiatric medications and to assess neonatal outcomes associated with prenatal exposure to such medication. Specifically, the Registry will allow us to prospectively determine whether exposure to psychiatric medication is associated with any increased risk for major malformations above the baseline risk noted in the general population. This will be achieved by careful systematic documentation of medication exposure during pr…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–45 years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Age 18-45 * Subjects will be willing to participate over the phone * Subjects will be able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Women who have completed their pregnancy * Women who are planning to become pregnant * Women who are not taking any psychiatric medications and/or have no history of psychiatric illness
Location
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts