The decision to take any medication, even supplements like folic acid, during pregnancy are personal, and I would certainly never dream of imposing my viewpoint on anyone else. I was merely pointing out that, though pdocs say APs are safe, they don't have all the evidence and so I'm dubious about that.

Regarding the case you mention Sometimes, I heard the highly sensationalised version in the news, but I don't know the true facts. If you are MI and need hospital with a baby under 1yo, you should be placed in a specialised mother and baby unit wherever possible. Also, if that was not possible, her child would have been given to the care of family members until she was well enough (who probably would've had to come from Italy to get the child and care for it here or organise a passport to take it back to Italy). If there is no family to take the child, then it would be placed in foster care until she was well enough to resume caring for it. Only a very long time down the road (talking years here) would the child be permanently adopted if she was unable to manage to care for the child, preferably with family. My Mum was a child protection social worker, and we also adopted 2 children; adoption doesn't just happen overnight!

Again, medication during pregnancy is a personal decision and the risks of meds to the baby needs to be carefully weighed against the risk to Mum and foetus if meds are stopped. My personal opinion is just that

*Willow*