Ilaria Cuomo

Dr. Ilaria Cuomo


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2022 in Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
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MMMarta Matrone
Marta Matrone
Georgios KotzalidisGeorgios Kotzalidis
Georgios Kotzalidis
ARAndrea Romano
Andrea Romano
Alessandro BozzaoAlessandro Bozzao
Alessandro Bozzao
ICIlaria Cuomo
Ilaria Cuomo
Andrea De BartolomeisAndrea De Bartolomeis
Andrea De Bartolomeis

18 August 2024 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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TCTommaso Callovini
Tommaso Callovini
SMSilvia Montanari
Silvia Montanari
FBFrancesca Bardi
Francesca Bardi
SBSara Barbonetti
Sara Barbonetti
SRSara Rossi
Sara Rossi
Marianna MazzaMarianna Mazza
Marianna Mazza
Background/Objectives: Lithium taken during pregnancy was linked in the past with increased risk for foetal/newborn malformations, but clinicians believe that it is worse for newborn children not to treat the mothers’ underlying psychiatric illness. We set to review the available evidence of adverse foetal outcomes in women who received lithium treatment for some time during their pregnancy. Methods: We searched four databases and a register to seek papers reporting neonatal outcomes of women who took lithium during their pregnancy by using the appropriate terms. We adopted the PRISMA statement and used Delphi rounds among all the authors to assess eligibility and the Cochrane Risk-of-Bias tool to evaluate the RoB of the included studies. Results: We found 28 eligible studies, 10 of which met the criteria for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The studies regarded 1402 newborn babies and 2595 women exposed to lithium. Overall, the systematic review found slightly increased adverse pregnancy outcomes for women taking lithium for both the first trimester only and any time during pregnancy, while the meta-analysis found increased odds for cardiac or other malformations, preterm birth, and a large size for gestational age with lithium at any time during pregnancy. Conclusions: Women with BD planning a pregnancy should consider discontinuing lithium when euthymic; lithium use during the first trimester and at any time during pregnancy increases the odds for some adverse pregnancy outcomes. Once the pregnancy has started, there is no reason for discontinuing lithium; close foetal monitoring and regular blood lithium levels may obviate some disadvantages of lithium administration during pregnancy.