Increase in use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in pregnancy during the last decade, a population‐based cohort study from the Netherlands

Abstract

There has been a significant increase in the use of SSRIs among pregnant women in the Netherlands over the last 10 years, parallel with the increase in exposure in women of fertile age. In light of the recent warnings about the use of SSRIs in pregnancy, healthcare professionals should be careful in prescribing SSRIs to women planning a pregnancy.