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01-09-2020 | Bipolar Disorders | Original Paper

Analysis of Perinatal Women Attending a Mother and Baby Unit Taking Sodium Valproate or Lithium with a Diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder

Authors: Tamara Lebedevs, Malorie Gan, Stephanie W. K Teoh, Philippa Brown

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 3/2020

Abstract

In this study we describe the management of postnatal women with a bipolar disorder diagnosis who were prescribed either lithium or sodium valproate. There was a 38.2% (13 out of 34) relapse rate in patients discharged on lithium, compared to 46.7% (14 out of 30) relapse in patients discharged with valproate. Only 20 women (29.9%) continued to breastfeed at discharge. There were 32 (47.8%) who ceased breastfeeding during their MBU admission and 23 (34.3%) of whom ceased due to initiation of lithium therapy.

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Title: Analysis of Perinatal Women Attending a Mother and Baby Unit Taking Sodium Valproate or Lithium with a Diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder
Authors: Tamara Lebedevs
Malorie Gan
Stephanie W. K Teoh
Philippa Brown
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Bipolar Disorders
Valproate
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-020-09729-2

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Analysis of Perinatal Women Attending a Mother and Baby Unit Taking Sodium Valproate or Lithium with a Diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder

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