Infants whose mother took Paxil antidepressant have a greater risk of Paxil birth defects

Substantial research has been undertaken to determine how dangerous the antidepressant Paxil can be when taken by a pregnant woman. This research indicates that the offspring of such women have a much greater chance of suffering birth defects such as injuries to the lungs, brain, heart or other vital organs.

Such injuries can lead to costly surgeries, and that cost should not be borne by the innocent victims. Rather, victims can seek financial compensation via a Paxil lawsuit pressed by a Paxil lawyer with LawyerPaxil.com, a nationwide attorney service which can help victims in states across America.

How likely is it that a pregnant woman taking Paxil will have a child who suffers from birth defects? Such odds depend on the study you assess, but many studies make it clear that those dangers are significantly higher for pregnant women who take the defective drug as an antidepressant.
 

These studies make it clear that the chances for birth defects are high when a woman takes the Paxil antidepressant during the first three months of pregnancy, or the first trimester. In fact, taking Paxil at this time can increase the chances of a heart defect by twice as much, or even three times as much, one study shows.

Such a Paxil birth defects injury to the heart can take the form of a right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. While that may be difficult for the average person to grasp, it’s clear that this is a serious injury which can necessitate surgery, or even repeated surgeries, to correct.

Overall, heart malformations such as cardiovascular defects and other serious congenital malformations are 50 per cent more likely to occur in babies when the mother used Paxil during pregnancy. That’s according to a study made in the United States.

Some Swedish research indicated that babies whose mother took Paxil during pregnancy had just a 2 per cent higher risk of birth defects of the heart, including a malformed heart with an ASD (atrial septal defect) or a VSD (ventricular septal defect).

But further American research showed that babies have a 46 per cent higher chance of a heart defect upon birth if their mother took Paxil. That risk rises to a 68 per cent higher chance of a heart defect if their mother took both Paxil and an additional selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, also known as an SSRI.

Other Paxil birth defects also involve pulmonary hypertension or other injuries to the lung, as well as injuries to the brain or other vital organs.

Persons whose family has endured a Paxil birth defect should know that financial justice can be claimed via a Paxil lawsuit. That lawsuit should be pressed by a Paxil lawyer with experience in defective drug cases. Such a Paxil attorney can be found for victims in states across America via LawyerPaxil.com.

To launch the process of recovering economically from a Paxil birth defects injury, alert LawyerPaxil.com by submitting this website’s free case review form, or by calling toll-free to 1-800-344-9966.

Your Paxil lawyer will fight for financial recovery to which you are legally entitled. The negligent manufacturer which harmed your baby, GlaxoSmithKline or GSK, must be -- and can be -- held accountable in the legal arena.