Prenatal Psychostimulant and Antidepressant Exposure and Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

These data indicate that psychostimulant and SNRI exposure following the 20th week of gestation conveys considerable risk for the emergence of HDP. Overall, the findings suggest that heightened vascular reactivity to noradrenergic, rather than serotonergic, stimulation may be pivotal to HDP risk among women with psychiatric illness.