Antidepressants Are Tied to br Gestational Diabetes in New Study.br The study, conducted by researchers at br the University of Montreal, looked at data br from 237,172 pregnancies. It was published br in the journal 'BMJ Open.'.br According to the study, the antidepressants br amitriptyline and venlafaxine posed br the largest increased risk of br diabetes during pregnancy. .br For the mother, gestational diabetes br increases the possibility of high br blood pressure and the necessity for a cesarian section.br For the baby, gestational br diabetes can increase the br likelihood of type 2 diabetes later in br lifeand lower blood sugar in utero.br Study authors caution br that depression "needs to be br treated during pregnancy.".br If a woman is pregnant and is taking antidepressants, she should not stop by herself but should have an informed discussion with her treating physician to assess the best way forward, Anick Bérard, University of Montreal, via CNN.