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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2019
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Dr. NagarajPhysiotherapist
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Blues and birth defects

Taking certain antidepressants during pregnancy can increase the risk of birth defects. Fluoxetine and paroxwrine were associated with a number of birth defects including heart wall defects irregular skull shape (craniosynostosis, heart defects, intestines protruding outside the body and missing parts of the brain and skull.