18th Annual Pediatric Congress April 18-19, 2023 Paris, France

Antidepressants are routinely used to treat serious depression and post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant women. Depression is widespread in women of reproductive age, and antidepressants are prescribed to 3-8% of pregnant women in Europe. Fluoxetine is one of the most regularly given antidepressants. Fluoxetine is able to cross the placenta and has been found in breast milk. Antidepressant-treated children appear to have a slightly increased risk of autism than children of mothers with psychiatric problems who were not treated with antidepressants during pregnancy. Children are divided into four groups based on their mothers' antidepressant use in the two years preceding and throughout pregnancy: unexposed, antidepressant discontinuation (use before but not during pregnancy), and antidepressant continuation. Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may have a higher risk of having autistic children. Children born to mothers who used antidepressants throughout their...

  Sports medicine and orthopedics Pain management and comfort are the goals of treatment. The usual method is to immobilize the patient using a splint. In a significant multicenter randomized trial, patients allocated to soft elastic bandage immobilization versus splint immobilization experienced comparable discomfort at three days and during the following 42 days. In both groups, functional recovery was comparable. According to these findings, a short-arm splint or a soft elastic bandage is an adequate treatment for torus fractures, and the choice of treatment should be based on the patient's or caregiver's preferences. ADOLESCENT MEDICINE AND GENERAL PEDIATRICS Treatment of teenage obesity with semaglutide Adults with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity may benefit from the use of glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) analogues. Patients who received weekly subcutaneous semaglutide, a GLP-1 analogue, had significant weight loss compared to those who received only lifestyle counse...