TY - JOUR T1 - Pregnant women with schizophrenia are at higher risk of pre-eclampsia, venous thromboembolism and adverse neonatal outcomes JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 39 LP - 40 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-101902 VL - 18 IS - 2 AU - Aubrey Raimondi AU - Eyal Sheiner Y1 - 2015/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/2/39.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Vigod SN, Kurdyak PA, Dennis CL, et al. Maternal and newborn outcomes among women with schizophrenia: a retrospective population-based cohort study. BJOG 2014;121:566–74.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedHigher rates of preterm delivery and small for gestational age (SGA) babies in schizophrenic mothers confirm previous findings in the context of newer antipsychotic drugs and treatment practices.Women with schizophrenia should be counselled about increased risks and followed by a provider specialising in high-risk pregnancies.Strategies to address modifiable risk factors during pregnancy and the perinatal period are necessary. Special attention should be given to smoking cessation and control of blood pressure.Novel findings include increased rates of thromboembolic disease in pregnancy and large for gestational age (LGA) infants in births involving schizophrenic mothers. Further studies … ER -