Pregnant can take antidepressant as long as prescribed and accompanied by the doctor. The pregnant woman with depression should be evaluated by the obstetrician and the psychiatrist in order to consider the risks of using antidepressants for the health of the baby and for the development of the pregnancy in relation to the risks of not treating the woman's depression.
Depression may already be present before the woman becomes pregnant, may arise after the baby's birth or even during pregnancy. When not treated properly, it can cause serious problems for the normal development of pregnancy, for the mother's relationship with the child after birth, and for its development.
Therefore, although there is no fully safe antidepressant for the baby, many doctors choose to treat the pregnant woman with some antidepressants that have a better known and less harmful action for the baby, trying to reduce or increase their dosage depending on the need.
The obstetrician and the psychiatrist are the doctors who should be consulted in the case of pregnancy in the presence of depression.
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