305-26: The Course and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy: Lessons Learned Across Two Decades

This presentation will explore the unique aspects of providing care to this population including the safety of psychotropics during pregnancy, as well as promising practices you don't want to miss.

Presenter:  Lee Cohen, MD

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty, with the exception of those listed below, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Lee S. Cohen, MD has received research support from Alkermes, Inc., Eisai Inc., Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, SAGE Therapeutics, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Dr. Cohen serves as a consultant for JDS Therapeutics, LLC; and previously received research support from Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (relationship ended within the past 24 months).

Session Length:  1 hour 30 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Summarize evidence for the safe use of two commonly prescribed psychotropic medications during pregnancy.

Keywords:  Psychotropics, Pregnancy, Major Depression, Women, Maternal Mental Health

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:

1.5 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete the reflection activities, evaluation and honor statement, and pass the post-test with a score of 80% or higher before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. Partial credit will not be awarded.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release date:  July 7, 2026
Access to this course will end:  July 31, 2028

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