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CWHN has recently produced this nine-page fact sheet in both English and French.

Health policy researcher Janet Currie produced the document for the Canadian Women`s Health Network after Dr. Barbara Mintzes's successful webinar on the topic last October.
A recording of the webinar on this topic is available here.

For pregnant women or women contemplating pregnancy, reading literature about depression, pregnancy and medication often leaves them feeling only more confused. This fact sheet is intended to point out what is and is not known in the medical literature concerning the use of SSRI anti-depressants during pregnancy and, for women who decide ultimately that they do not want to start or continue using antidepressants, offers helpful information on how to come off them. It also offers some other options for dealing with depression and some resources for further reading.