cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/42741188
James Walker, a professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Leeds, said the research had helped to “cut through the noise” regarding recent concerns regarding whether medications taken by mothers during pregnancy could affect their babies.
“The practical message is straightforward” Walker said. “Women with moderate or severe depression should not stop their antidepressants in pregnancy out of fear of causing autism or ADHD. Depression that goes untreated in pregnancy carries real risks of its own, for the mother, the pregnancy and for the developing baby, including a higher chance of premature birth, postnatal depression and difficulties bonding with the baby. For milder depression, talking therapies and other non-medication approaches are usually tried first, in line with current guidelines. As always, decisions in pregnancy are personal and should be made with a clinician who knows the woman’s history.”
No. Talking about medicine in general you just cannot research stuff like this, what are you gonna research? All the illnesses possible with your symptoms? Besides, what about the symptoms you need specialized tools to see? Unless you study like illnesess in general beforehand (Which probably you would only be a few years away from being a doctor) there really isn’t much of a point. Besides I am sure nondoctors have a lower successful diagnosis rate. And not like they have any additional information. Of course you can take opinions from different doctors (and you likely should if possible) and if you cannot go to a doctor for any reason then you just have to take your best shot.
Also if science and all really didn’t know how are you supposed to know? If you were a scientist then science does know so at that point claiming stuff with certainty is just kinda just pseutho science or lying (bassically the same thing and just phrased in different ways). Sure you can take precautions or whatever but you cannot just come up to a person to do something because you believe it’s right. And if you expect anyone to know stuff we cannot prove or whatever like what do you think they are? A god?
The only way to make sure there’s a 0% risk of something you do causing damage to one of your kids is to not have kids.
Also sory for answering a month old comment.