Best Paxil Heart Defects (In Newborns) Attorneys in America

Paxil and Pregnancy

Side effects for paxil babies include, but are not limited to:
* Congential Heart Defects

* Lung Birth Defects

* Craniosynostosis

* Abdominal Birth Defects

* Tetralogy of Fallot

* Heart Birth Defects

* other birth defects while the child was exposed to paxil

Facts:
Paxil, which has the chemical name is paroxetine, is a widely prescribed antidepressant that has been used by millions of women for the treatment of general depression and anxiety disorders. After a series of studies were published showing that Paxil increased the risks of the development of congenital heart defects among newborns who were exposed during pregnancy, the FDA reclassified Paxil as a Pregnancy Category "D" drug. Category "D" is used when "there is positive evidence of human fetal risk". No other SSRI or antidepressant in the same class carries such a warning

SSRI's and Pregnancy

The FDA issued a warning on July 19, 2006 stating nursing mothers on SSRI’s must discuss treatment with their physicians.

When taken by pregnant women, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) cross the placenta and have the potential to affect newborns. Although SSRI’s have not been associated with congenital malformations, some evidence suggests that they are associated with neonatal complications such as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and persistent pulmonary
hypertension (PPH).

A study suggests there may be additional, though rare, risks of SSRI medications during pregnancy. This study focused on newborn babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), which is a serious and life-threatening lung condition that occurs soon after birth of the newborn. Babies with PPHN have high pressure in their lung blood vessels and are not able to get enough oxygen into their bloodstream. About 1 to 2 babies per 1000 babies born in the U.S. develop PPHN shortly
after birth, and often they need intensive medical care. In this study PPHN was six times more common in babies whose mothers took an SSRI antidepressant after the 20th week of the pregnancy compared to babies whose mothers did not take an antidepressant.

SSRI withdrawal syndromes also have been documented in neonates. Investigators found that by November 2003, a total of 93 cases of SSRI use associated with either neonatal convulsions or withdrawal syndrome had been reported. Subsequently, the authors of a Lancet study concluded that doctors should avoid or cautiously manage the prescribing of these drugs to pregnant women with psychiatric disorders.

An article by the Wall Street Journal, revealed that psychiatristsfrom Harvard, UCLA and Emory, whose report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) urging pregnant women to continue taking antidepressants - challenging the common assumption that hormonal changes during pregnancy protected expectant mothers against depression - had financial interests in making those recommendations.

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