One out of two pregnant women with psychiatric disorders do not take their psychotropic medications as described during pregnancy

Optimal treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy is of utmost importance to ensure maternal-fetal health. In this study, we found that 48.8% of women demonstrated low adherence to pharmacotherapy during pregnancy. Life-style factors, risk perception, depressive symptoms and individual beliefs are important factors related to adherence to psychotropic medication in pregnancy.

Link to paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/da.22352/abstract