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March 12, 2010

Women expecting a baby have been warned over taking Prozac while they are pregnant, after a new study found it could be harmful to an unborn child.

According to a study from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency there is a “small risk” of babies developing heart problems should their mother take the drug early on in their pregnancy.

The researchers behind the study said that pregnant mothers who use Prozac could be twice as likely to have children with a congenital heart problem, such as a murmur, or a hole in the heart.

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Tags: congenital heart problem, heart problems, hole in the heart, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, murmur, Pregnancy, pregnant women, prozac

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