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Table 3 Regular medication changes in first trimester (n (%))

From: The characteristics and health needs of pregnant women with schizophrenia compared with bipolar disorder and affective psychoses

 

Whole sample

Non-affective psychosis

Affective SMI

Antipsychotics

N = 247

N = 158

N = 89

 Switched

28 (11.3)

21 (13.3)

7 (7.9)

 Stopped

59 (24.0)

33 (21.9)

26 (29.2)

 Stopped or switched

84 (34.0)

53 (33.5)

31 (34.8)

Mood stabilisers

N = 74

N = 18

N = 56

 Switched

<5

0

<5

 Stopped

36 (48.7)

9 (50.0)

27 (48.2)

 Stopped or switched

37 (50.0)

9 (50.0)

28 (50.0)

Antidepressants

N = 103

N = 37

N = 66

 Switched

<5

<5

<5

 Stopped

27 (26.2)

7 (18.9)

20 (30.3)

 Stopped or switched

30 (29.1)

9 (24.3)

21 (31.8)

Regular medication

N = 312

N = 167

N = 145

 Switched

32 (10.3)

23 (13.9)

9 (6.2)

 Stopped

98 (31.4)

42 (25.2)

56 (38.6)

 Stopped or switched

125 (40.1)

63 (37.7)

62 (42.8)