Prozac during Pregnancy
QUESTION
Dear Midwife,
My doctor says that I should keep taking Prozac while I am pregnant, but my husband and I are worried it could cause side effects. Is this drug dangerous for my baby?
ANSWER
I agree with your doctor.
Depression is a potentially fatal disease, and you should not subject your baby to that risk. If you don't really need the medication, that's another matter, but if you do, prozac is relatively safe for pregnancy.
-- Cynthia, CNM
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Cynthia Flynn
Cynthia Flynn, CNM. PhD, teaches in the College of Nursing at Seattle University and is President of the American Association of Birth Centers. She also practices midwifery at Valley Medical Center where she cares for pregnant and birthing women, and practices well-woman gynecology, family planning, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Cynthia founded Columbia Women's Clinic and Birth Center, where she took care of pregnant women and infants up to two weeks of age and attended both birth center and hospital births. Before Cynthia earned her CNM, she worked as a registered nurse in labor and delivery and postpartum and is a certified Doula and Doula trainer.
Cynthia hosts a monthly "Ask the midwife" chat as well as answers questions via our expert section.
Listen to Cynthia live on Pregnancy.org Live: Before, During and After.
