Injuries to infants via Paxil can be birth defects of the heart, lungs, brain

The tragedy of Paxil birth defects injuries isn’t just that they inflict harm on innocent infants, but that they inflict such serious and severe harm on them.

Common Paxil defective drug injuries to infants include ailments of such vital organs as the lungs, brain and heart. These Paxil birth defects often require surgery, and in some cases even repeated surgeries, in order to save the child’s life.

Birth defects known as pulmonary or lung injuries often arise when a child’s mother took antidepressant Paxil during the first trimester, or first three months, of pregnancy. An infant may have difficulty breathing as a result, and such respiratory trouble is especially unwelcome when an infant is newly born and most vulnerable.
 

Paxil birth defects also can include cardiac or heart injuries, including atrial and ventricular septal defects, marked by holes in the walls of the heart's chambers. Such injuries are twice as likely to arise in infants whose mother took Paxil during pregnancy as in those who mother took another antidepressant during pregnancy.

Paxil also can cause craniosynostosis, a congenital (fully present at birth) defect which can cause one or more than one fibrous suture on a baby’s head to close earlier than is normal. This premature fusing can lead to a restricted skull and can limit an infant's brain growth via a skull that is abnormally shaped.

Paxil birth defects also can involve persistent primary hypertension, or PPHN. This potentially fatal condition which can lead to permanent damage of the brain, hampering an infant’s development and causing the loss of speech or hearing.

Still more Paxil side effects are defects of the neural tube to the brain and spinal cord; an “ana atresia,” which is partial or complete closure of the anus; and “infant omphalocele,” which refers to defects in the wall of the abdomen. Other infants may suffer tremors or seizures, or suffer from low blood sugar or vomiting, as a result of Paxil.

Any of these horrifying Paxil birth defects to innocent infants may merit a Paxil lawsuit or defective drug lawsuit with help from a knowledgeable and experienced attorney. LawyerPaxil.com is a nationwide legal service which can provide you with such a skilled lawyer in states across America. Alert LawyerPaxil.com today via this website’s free case evaluation form of by calling, toll-free, to 1-800-344-9966.