Table 2.

Adverse effects of antipsychotics that could be seen in the mother or infant.

	Possible Adverse Effects
Mother	Weight gain EPS Increased risk of maternal diabetes Increase rates of cesarean section
Fetus	Malformation, EPS, possibly as a form of neonatal abstinence or withdrawal Autonomic instability LGA Preterm Birth respiratory distress short-term developmental delay in infants in adaptive, motor, cognitive, and social-emotional behavior, but not in language, body weight, or height

Descriptions: extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS), large for gestational age (LGA).