Psychiatria pre prax 3/2007

THE TREATMENT WITH ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS IN PREGNANCY AND LACTATION

The review article presents available information about treatment with antipsychotics in pregnancy and in breastfeeding females. The interdisciplinary cooperation between a psychiatrist, a gynaecologist, an obstetrician and a neonatologist is emphasized. The article is based also on our own experience from the clinic for pregnant and breastfeeding females in a psychiatry centre in Prague.

Keywords: pregnancy, breastfeeding, antipsychotics.