As a gender, women have had much to fight for and against. Even today, in a world that demonstrates more equality than ever before, there are still battles to be waged. One such battle is that with the pharmaceutical industry – putting drugs on the market that have the possibility to harm our unborn baby during pregnancy; and the medical community that continues to prescribe the drugs.

One such situation is that of Paxil® use and a higher than average rate of resulting PPHN – or Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in Newborn, a condition that inhibits a newborn’s ability to pump blood to their own lungs. Because the lungs is where the blood is oxygenated, if blood does not reach the lungs then oxygen is not delivered to major organs through the bloodstream. PPHN is a very serious condition, and although rare, affects those who take Paxil® during their pregnancies six times as often than women who do not take Paxil® during their pregnancies.

The PPHN/ Paxil® connection is more than just a pharmaceutical related issue; it is a women’s issue. And Paxil® attorneys in California are working to bring the reality of PPHN to light in every conceivable way. In bringing cases to court where families impacted by PPHN are asking for financial restitution, Paxil® attorneys in California are bringing the issue to the forefront in an effort to help women and children.

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