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National trends in antidepressant medication treatment among publicly insured pregnant women

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Huybrechts, Krista F., Palmsten, Kristin, Mogun, Helen, Kowal, Mary, Avorn, Jerry, Setoguchi-Iwata, Soko, Hernández-Díaz, Sonia·2013·General Hospital Psychiatry

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Objective The risk of depression in women is greatest at childbearing age. We sought to examine and explain national trends in antidepressant use in pregnant women.Methods This was a cohort study including pregnant women aged 12-55 who were enrolled in Medicaid during 2000-2007. We examined the proportion of women taking antidepressants during pregnancy by patient characteristics (descriptive), by region (mixed-effects model) and over time (interrupted time series).Results We identified 1,106,757 pregnancies in 47 states; mean age was 23 years, and 60% were nonwhite. Nearly 1 in 12 used an antidepressant during pregnancy. Use was higher for older (11.2% for age ≥30 vs. 7.6% for <30) and white (14.4% vs. 4.0% for nonwhite) women. There was a four- to fivefold difference in rate of antidepressant use among states. Of the 5.3% of women taking antidepressants at conception, 33% and 17% were still on treatment 90 and 180 days, respectively, into pregnancy; an additional 4% began use during pregnancy. Labeled pregnancy-related health advisories did not appear to affect antidepressant use.Conclusions Antidepressant use during pregnancy remains high in this population; treatment patterns vary substantially by patient characteristics and region. Comparative safety and effectiveness data to help inform treatment choices are needed in this setting.

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  • Only 2-8% of pregnant women are currently estimated to use antidepressants.

    “Although pharmacological treatment is effective and can be safely utilized during pregnancy under medical supervision, only 2–8% of pregnant women are currently estimated to use antidepressants (23–26).”

    From Acceptance, experiences, and needs of hospitalized pregnant women toward an electronic mindfulness-based intervention: A pilot mixed-methods study (2022) · cites this paper as [26]

    The Results report that 8.1% of women in the study were dispensed an antidepressant during pregnancy, close to the claim’s upper bound. But the study concerns Medicaid-eligible pregnancies from 2000–2007; it does not establish a current 2–8% estimate for pregnant women generally. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Huybrechts, K. F., Palmsten, K., Mogun, H., Kowal, M., Avorn, J., Setoguchi-Iwata, S., & Hernández-Díaz, S.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Huybrechts, Krista F.
Venue
General Hospital Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-05
Volume
35
Issue
3
Pages
265-271
ISSN
0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2114602840
Cited by
161
References
38
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FWCI
12.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • General Hospital Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32HD060454, R01 HSO18533)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
Keywords
antidepressant use in pregnancy, maternal depression, Medicaid, regional variation in treatment, racial disparities, temporal trends
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Antidepressive Agents, Child, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Medicaid, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, United States, Cohort Studies, Young Adult

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