Antidepressant use in pregnancy: knowledge transfer and translation of research findings.

Rationale: Knowledge transfer and translation (KT) has become an important component in health care systems worldwide. Antidepressant use in pregnancy has become a controversial subject for a number of reasons, including differing interpretations of study results.

Methods: Selected key articles were indentified and retrieved from the literature.

Antidepressant use in pregnancy: an evaluation of adverse outcomes excluding malformation.

Background: To date, many studies have been published regarding the safety of antidepressant use in pregnancy. However, most have been regarding a possible association with major malformations and there have been relatively few studies that have examined other infant outcomes specifically.

Objective: To evaluate possible adverse effects of antidepressant use in pregnancy.