Prenatal antidepressant use and longitudinal differences in BMI up to 8 years of age in the offspring born to mothers with depression/anxiety in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

The childhood BMI of children born to mothers with pre-pregnancy depression/anxiety did not differ across prenatal antidepressant trajectories. Exploratory analyses revealed differences at specific timeframes which are sex-specific and potentially influenced by genetic liability profiles.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
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2026-03-03
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2026.121552
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Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
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Prenatal antidepressant use and longitudinal differences in BMI up to 8 years of age in the offspring born to mothers with depression/anxiety in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

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Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
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Prenatal antidepressant use and longitudinal differences in BMI up to 8 years of age in the offspring born to mothers with depression/anxiety in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

Rosa Cheesman, Michele Pedroncelli, Nhung TH Trinh, P M Per Magnus, S J Stefan Johansson, Sina Rostami, Ole A. Andreassen
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Abstract

The childhood BMI of children born to mothers with pre-pregnancy depression/anxiety did not differ across prenatal antidepressant trajectories. Exploratory analyses revealed differences at specific timeframes which are sex-specific and potentially influenced by genetic liability profiles.

Journal of Affective DisordersVol. 405
Oslo University Hospital (NO), Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO), University of Oslo (NO), Cancer Registry of Norway (NO), University of Bergen (NO)
Good health and well-being
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Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
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