Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:529-531
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
Cardiovascular malformations with lithium use during pregnancy
MR Weinstein and M Goldfield
The 143 cases of lithium use during pregnancy collected by the Register of
Lithium Babies show that infants exposed to lithium appear to have a higher
than expected ratio of cardiovascular anomalies to all anomalies and may
have an increased risk of congenital heart disease. The authors believe
that these findings justify a conservative policy on the use of lithium
with fertile and pregnant women.
