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SSRI Medications During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Gestational Diabetes but Protect Against Preterm Birth

A Finnish study of 1.27 million births found SSRIs raise gestational diabetes risk by 20% but reduce preterm birth and low birth weight, independent of maternal depression.

Summary by Medical Xpress
An international team of researchers has found that the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes and early adaptation problems in newborns, even after taking maternal depression into account. The study also discovered that taking SSRI medication during pregnancy may reduce the risks of preterm birth and low birth weight. The work is publishe…

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utu.fi broke the news in on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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