Minneapolis St. Paul Mental Health Blog

Depression during pregnancy is associated with increased odds of preterm birth and low birth weight...

with stronger associations seen for African Americans, according...

Mental Health | No Increased Risk of ADHD, ASD, Being Small for Gestational Age With Prenatal Exposure to Antipsychotics

Mental Health | SSRI use during Pregnancy does not Increase Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, remains detectable in breast milk even after weeks of abstinence, new data show.

The estimated half-life of THC in breast milk is 17 days, according to the study results, with a projected time to elimination of more than 6 weeks.

The clinical importance of the remaining THC is up for debate, according to some experts.

Mental Health note | Children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence

A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the child’s life have twice the risk of having hyperactivity symptoms at age 16.

The combined results of 61 studies conducted in 19 countries suggest that when a woman gives birth by cesarean section, autism in the child is 33% more likely and the odds of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increase by 17%.

With more women using marijuana early in pregnancy to combat nausea and other conditions, ...

...researchers are raising concern about potential harms of use to a developing fetus.