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Obstetricians and psychiatrists are concerned about a recent FDA panel spreading misinformation about the potential harms of using SSRIs during pregnancy and postpartum. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Should pregnant women and new mothers take antidepressants? A recent Food and Drug Administration panel raised questions about the safety of these drugs. An estimated 6% to 8% of pregnant women take antidepressants known …

Intrusive thoughts and panic attacks plagued Tinelle Windham throughout her first three pregnancies. During her second, a doctor recommended she start taking Zoloft, a type of antidepressant called a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI. But she was wary. What about side effects? What if it harmed her baby?  “I really was leery of getting it treated that way, and …