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. 2014 Apr;5(2):100–109. doi: 10.1177/2042098614522682

Table 1.

Neonatal adaptation and exposure to antipsychotic medication in pregnancy.

Study Study type Number of subjects Medication Outcome
US FDA [2011] Retrospective review 69 pregnancies reported to Adverse Event Reporting System Typical and atypical antipsychotics Motor and behavioral symptoms potentially associated with withdrawal in neonatal period
Coppola et al. [2007] Retrospective and prospective observational data 713 pregnancies, 516 prospective (68 with known outcome), 197 retrospective Risperidone 37 retrospective reports of perinatal syndrome, 21 with behavior or motor disorders
Newport et al. [2007] Prospective observational study 54 Olanzapine, haloperidol, risperidone, quetiapine 6 NICU admissions, 7 respiratory complications, 12 cardiovascular complications, 2 hypotonia
Auerbach et al. [1992] Prospective case control 29 psychiatrically unwell women, 12 taking antipsychotics Antipsychotics Neonates exposed to antipsychotics in utero showed poor neonatal motor functioning compared with controls, speculated to reflect withdrawal syndrome