Has your infant been diagnosed with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension because of anti-depressants taken during pregnancy?
PPHN occurs for various reasons: the pregnant woman had existing diabetes or develops gestational diabetes, high blood pressure or anemia. If the mother has her baby after forty weeks, the baby is more at risk of getting PPHN. Additionally, certain medications taken during pregnancy can cause this illness in newborns.
Many anti-depressants are generally safe, but not for pregnant women. In the past few years, documentation shows more cases relating newborn babies and PPHN due to certain medications taken by pregnant women.
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Several clients have filed suits against medical facilities and/or pharmaceutical manufacturers because their newborn developed PPHN, due to unsafe dangerous medications or medical practices that were negligent. PPHN is a lung disorder, which is a rare illness. Years ago, doctors only heard about two out of every 1,000 births where this condition occurred. However; when women carrying babies took this medication, the statistics show that the numbers rose to around six to 12 out of every 1,000 births being diagnosed with PPHN now. If proper treatment is not administered to babies with this disorder, serious complications can happen, possibly death.
Goldberg & Osborne has served clients whose children were born with disorders due to certain medications or medical malpractice. A wide variety of cases have been before us involving PPHN with newborns as a result of drugs taken during pregnancy which women thought were safe.
If your baby was diagnosed with PPHN after his or her birth and suffered from serious complications as a result of medications you took while you were pregnant, you could have a legal claim.
If you took Paxil, Celexa, Prozac or other antidepressants that caused your baby’s PPHN, contact Goldberg & Osborne immediately. Keep in mind that each state has a statute of limitations regarding cases such as these. Delaying the process of filing a claim is not advisable. Please contact us at 1-800-THE-EAGLE or fill out our online case form and submit it, so our legal team can assess your case to determine its solidity and to get the compensation you deserve.
