According to recent data, roughly ten percent of pregnant women take an antidepressant. Numerous research studies have shown that antidepressants cross the placenta. What effect does this chemical exposure have on the developing fetus?

Dr. Adam Urato is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) physician in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is an expert witness in antidepressant litigation and writes and lectures regularly on antidepressant use during pregnancy. Dr. Urato attended Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, and completed his OB/GYN residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He completed his Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Urato has an active clinical practice taking care of high-risk pregnancies and delivering babies.