Taking antidepressants in pregnancy may raise hypertension risk.

he New York Times (4/9, O'Connor) "Well" blog reported, "Taking antidepressants during pregnancy raises the risk of high blood pressure in expectant mothers," according to a study published online in the British Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology. After examining data on some 13,000 expectant mothers, "researchers found that women taking antidepressants of any kind had a 53 percent greater risk of" hypertension. Notably, pregnant women "who were taking Paxil [paroxetine]...saw their risk rise even higher, by 81 percent."