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March 5, 2026Archives of Women s Mental Health0 citationsOpen Access

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medication use and cardiometabolic conditions in pregnancy: a population-based cohort study

ASAndrea SitCBClaudia BrunoMAMasako Araki

Key Points

  • The study aims to determine the relationship between ADHD medication use and the incidence of cardiometabolic conditions during pregnancy.
  • Population-based cohort study design
  • Analysis of data from pregnant women
  • Comparison between women using ADHD medications and those not using them
  • Women using ADHD medications had a higher incidence of cardiometabolic conditions during pregnancy.
  • The exact contribution of medications versus ADHD itself remains uncertain.

Abstract

Women using ADHD medications had an elevated incidence of cardiometabolic conditions during pregnancy, but it remains unclear to what extent this is attributable to medications rather than the underlying ADHD.

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Sit et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91dd2d6127c7a504c1056https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-025-01664-0
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