When we are involved in a medical crisis, we become our own advocates – or advocates for the people we love. In this role, we deal with doctors and other medical professionals, handle an inordinate amount of paperwork, and generally become highly skilled at information gathering. After all, if we do not have the necessary information in hand how can we expect to understand what it is that is being told to us by our doctors; and further, without the latest information at our disposal, how can we be sure that we are asking the appropriate questions?

Information is crucial to getting the most from our medical care and for ensuring that we are always on top of what is being told to us and even what is being done to us or to our family members. Remaining in the dark is no way in which to go about being proactive in our own medical care – and is even more detrimental when it comes to dealing with the medical care of our children.

When it comes to a condition known as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn – or PPHN – information gathering is par for the course. PPHN is a little known disease that is actually quite rare; but when it strikes it can have deadly consequences. In children that have PPHN, the arteries that would typically expand following the birth process – so that blood can flow to and from the lungs and the natural breathing process can commence – remain constricted (as they are when the baby is in the womb). The result of this constriction is lessened blood flow and therefore less oxygen delivered throughout the body.

Parents with children with PPHN may be surprised to discover that one of the causes of the condition is the mother’s taking of Paxil® during pregnancy. In this situation, Paxil® attorneys in California have been able to work with families to help gather the information necessary to remain proactive.

In the second part of this article, we’ll discuss the role that Paxil® attorneys in California play in helping families with PPHN.

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