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Zoloft Usage While Pregnant Means a 1 in 246 Chance of Having a Baby with a Severe Heart Birth Defect

By Scott Hardy

 

 

Zoloft Pills Birth Defect Lawsuit LawyerAn eight year study of all births in Denmark showed that women who filled at least two prescriptions for an SSRI antidepressant like Zoloft had a 1 in 246 chance of having their child born with a severe heart birth defect. This study covered all births in Denmark for eight years and followed up with mothers during that time. There is no word on how many Zoloft birth defect lawsuits have been filed against Pfizer in Denmark/
Zoloft and other SSRI drugs like Paxil if used while pregnant may also be responsible for other birth defects like Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN), Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), ventricular septal defects (VSD), abdominal birth defects (omphalocele), cranial birth defects (craniosynotosis), aorta coarctation, hypoplastic right or left heart syndrome, transposition of the great arteries (TGA), tetralogy of fallot (TOF), spina bifida and club feet. 
In fact, another study has shown that if Zoloft or another SSRI drug is taken while pregnant the mother has a 1 in 1,000 chance of having a chile with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN.) PPHN is a severe side effect which may eventually kill the baby even if it’s treated from birth. Mothers who took Zoloft, or another SSRI antidepressant drug, while pregnant have filed hundreds of lawsuits against Pfizer. The Zoloft and SSRI birth defect lawsuits allege that Pfizer hid the results of clinical trials which showed the increased risk of taking Zoloft while pregnant. Zoloft birth defect lawsuits allege that Pfizer should have notified patients and doctors of the risk of taking it while pregnant.   
Many mothers who took Zoloft or another antidepressant while pregnant have had babies with congenital heart defects, low birth weight, still birth or their babies were born with PPHN or another severe birth defect. Parents of children with birth defects are filing lawsuits to help pay for medical treatment and pain and suffering.
Birth defects may be caused by many different medications (not just SSRI antidepressant drugs like Zoloft) and only an attorney and your doctor can determine if one of the medications taken during pregnancy may be responsible for the birth defect. Many Zoloft lawsuits state that before Zoloft was approved by the FDA in 1991 Pfizer conducted animal trials which found that Zoloft caused severe side effects in animal fetuses. Even though Pfizer knew of the risk of birth defects Zoloft lawsuits allege that Pfizer did nothing to warn doctors and patients of the risk.
Some patients on Zoloft have opted to file a Zoloft class action lawsuit. Filing a Zoloft class action lawsuit may not be in the best interest of everyone. It’s important that those affected by Zoloft side effects speak with a qualified Zoloft attorney to determine their best course of action which may be filing an individual lawsuit against Pfizer. If your baby was born with a birth defect and you were taking Zoloft, another antidepressant SSRI drug like Paxil, or another medication, you should speak with an experienced birth defect attorney.
If you would like more information about filing a Zoloft birth defect class action lawsuit, would like to contact a Zoloft birth defect attorney, or would like to file an individual Zoloft birth defect lawsuit just go to the Zoloft Birth Defect Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page. You can submit your information to attorneys who specialize in Zoloft related birth defect lawsuits, and other SSRI antidepressant drug birth defect lawsuits, that are actively investigating all claims regarding birth defects like Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN), Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), ventricular septal defects (VSD), abdominal birth defects (omphalocele), cranial birth defects (craniosynotosis), aorta coarctation, hypoplastic right or left heart syndrome, transposition of the great arteries (TGA), tetralogy of fallot (TOF), spina bifida, Autism, club feet and other problems which may be attributed to Zoloft or another anti-depressant (SSRI) drug taken while pregnant. It’s Pfizer’s responsibility to properly warn users of their drugs of the possibility of severe birth defects and if you don’t feel you were warned of the risk a birth defect attorney may be able to help.

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Updated May 17th, 2012

 

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