Tips on using lithium during pregnancy

by Vivien K Burt, MD, Ph.D. (Bio) Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Founder and Co-Director The Women’s Life Center Resnick UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital Los Angeles, California Practice website Why can’t women with bipolar disorder just stay off medications during pregnancy? Because when mood stabilization is discontinued, the risk…