Psychiatry

Considerations for Patients with Psychiatric Conditions during Pregnancy and Lactation

 MotherToBaby supports psychiatrists in managing mental health conditions during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. We understand the challenges that you face when deciding how to best treat mood, anxiety, psychotic, and other disorders when your patients are pregnant or breastfeeding. Our resources will help you weigh the risks and benefits to both your patient and their baby as you determine a treatment plan that maximizes disease management and minimizes maternal and fetal/infant risk.  

Mental conditions are leading contributors to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality, and the harms of untreated mental disorders must be balanced with the risks and benefits of medication usage in pregnancy. Enhanced education for prescribers for the management of pharmacotherapy across pregnancy is imperative to optimize care during this critical period of mental health treatment.

— Nielsen et al., 2025

Explore how we can help you and your pregnant and breastfeeding patients by providing no-cost exposure risk assessments, patient education materials, and more.

LactRx App

Download our LactRx app for on-the-go access to the Library of Medicine’s LactMed database for current information on psychiatry medications as well as other drugs and vaccinations to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed.

Partners

• MyHealthTeams
• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline
• Patient Education Genius
• PatientsLikeMe
• Postpartum Support International
• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Society for Birth Defects Research & Prevention
• The Mighty