Healio (10/29, Gramigna) reported, “Untreated perinatal anxiety disorders and related stress or depression among mothers pose risks to offspring, according to a” virtual presentation given at the Psych Congress by Kimberly Brandt, DO, PMH-C, “a perinatal psychiatrist at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.” In her presentation, Dr. Brandt “said the benefits of treating these disorders outweigh potential risks.” That is because “untreated anxiety and depression, or both, can cause increased risk for early labor, decreased birth weight, increased reactivity to stress and some fetal brain structural changes,” Dr. Brandt said.
Related Links:
— “Benefits of treating perinatal anxiety disorders ‘greatly outweigh’ risks “Joe Gramigna, Healio,October 29, 2021