What The Study Did: This observational study’s findings don't suggest an association between prenatal exposure to antipsychotics and risk of preterm birth and small for gestational age, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in children.
Authors: Kenneth K.C. Man, Ph.D., of the UCL School of Pharmacy in London, and Ian C. K. Wong, Ph.D., of the University of Hong Kong, are the corresponding authors.
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