We are a culture that is highly reliant upon our news sources. From television to newspapers – and most significantly, the Internet – we are dependent on getting the news at every moment and constantly being updated on the local and national state of affairs. Savvy organizations know that in order to best disseminate information they must ensure that such information makes its way to the airwaves and the Internet.

Paxil® attorneys in California are engaged in such a process in working to bring a condition known as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn (PPHN) to the forefront. PPHN is a condition that – as its name suggests – effects newborn babies. Under normal conditions, when a baby is born, they stop receiving oxygen from their mother through the umbilical cord. Instead, their arteries – that were constricted during their time in the womb – expand to receive blood flow to and from the lungs and breathing commences.

With PPHN, however, the baby’s arteries remain constricted and blood flow is inhibited. Blood, therefore, does not reach the lungs and the oxygenation that would normally happen in order to deliver oxygen throughout the body – does not occur. Babies suffering from PPHN are at risk for respiratory distress and even failure.

In the early 2000s, there was a report released that established a connection between PPHN and the mother’s taking of Paxil® during pregnancy. While Paxil® is typically a safe and effective Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression and anxiety, its effects during pregnancy are decidedly more dangerous.

While the PPHN/Paxil® connection was established, this information has failed to adequately reach pregnant women and their caregivers. Paxil® attorneys in California work with women that continued to take Paxil® during their pregnancies and subsequently gave birth to children with PPHN. Most importantly, Paxil® attorneys in California are interested in making sure that this information reaches news sources so that society at large – and pregnant women and their caregivers specifically – can be better informed.

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