When it comes to any illness, we would certainly choose to be in a position to prevent it rather than be in the position to have to deal with something that has already presented itself. But in order to be most successful at prevention we have to know the possible causes of particular illness and without that information we are only guessing.

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn – or PPHN – is an illness that can at least be partially prevented. PPHN is a serious condition that affects newborn babies – thwarting their otherwise natural ability to pump blood to their lungs where it is oxygenated. With PPHN, a newborn’s arteries remain constricted after birth and the result can be respiratory distress or even failure.

Certainly, any parent who is fully aware of the possible causes of such a devastating disease would avoid such triggers to the best of their ability. But, again, without that information, it is certainly more difficult.

One of the causes of PPHN is the mother’s taking of Paxil® during pregnancy – an otherwise safe medication used to treat depression and anxiety. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Paxil® are generally taken with no ramifications; side effects are minimal and, for most people, if any side effects do exist they are well worth the relief of their symptoms of depression and anxiety.

But what Paxil® attorneys in California have come to understand – having worked with so many families impacted by PPHN – is that continuing to take Paxil® during pregnancy, or beginning to take it during the pregnancy – increases a baby’s risk of PPHN six-fold. Reports of this nature were released in the early 2000s but information has been slow to reach women and their caregivers. Paxil® attorneys in California have brought this topic to the forefront in hopes of establishing better means of prevention.

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