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Zoloft Birth Defect Studies Spark Lawsuits
By Mike Holter
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A number of studies linking the antidepressant Zoloft to PPHN, heart problems and other birth defects are fueling lawsuits filed by parents whose children were born with birth defects after the mother took Zoloft during pregnancy. Zoloft is a popular SSRI antidepressant used to treat depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and other psychological problems. Many women who took the drug during pregnancy, however, are reporting serious side effects, including Zoloft birth defects.One of the most common Zoloft birth defects cited in lawsuits is persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, or PPHN. PPHN is caused by an infant’s circulation system not adapting outside the womb, which can result in high blood pressure in the lungs. This potentially fatal Zoloft birth defect has been documented in the New England Journal of Medicine, which found that infants born to mothers who took SSRI antidepressants such as Zoloft were nearly 6 times more likely to give birth to a child with PPHN.
Updated August 7th, 2012
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