India, March 9 -- A new study led by The University of Western Australia looked at whether medications used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should be stopped during pregnancy.

PhD student Dani Russell, from UWA's School of Population and Global Health, was the lead author of the paper published in Archives of Women's Health.

"ADHD is becoming more commonly diagnosed in women; consequently, more women are taking ADHD medication such as dexamphetamine during pregnancy," Ms Russell said.

"Our study investigated whether there were reasons to stop taking this medication during pregnancy."

The research included women from Western Australia who had been taking dexamphetamine during pregnancy and gave birth between 20...