Many women, while pregnant, have hormonal problems which make them depressed. Some are so depressed they may need a prescription drug to help them combat this condition. Such drugs may be what are called antidepressants. And when that’s the case, a far worse fate may await these women’s unborn children.

That’s because some antidepressants can cause devastating birth defect injuries. A newborn child with such birth defects may face surgery or repeated surgeries to gain a chance to lead a normal life -- or even just to survive. And this happens because some antidepressants and other medications are defective drugs created and sold by negligent manufacturers.

Such defective drugs include the antidepressants Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, Cipralex, Luvox, Remeron and Lexapro. Each is an SSRI, or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Other drugs, which also can cause birth defects, are the antidepressant drugs Wellbutrin and Effexor and the seizure drugs Depakote and Topamax.

Antidepressant birth defects can range from congenital (at birth) heart defects such as ventricular septal defects or atrial septal defects to lung defects such as persistent pulmonary hypertension, or PPHN. Other SSRI birth defects are craniosynostosis, an injury of both the brain and the skull. Yes, antidepressant drugs can ease depression. But they also can cause such devastating birth defects.

Indeed, the link is clear between antidepressant drug usage during pregnancy and increased risk of lung, heart, brain and additional birth defects in newborns or growing children. For that reason, families who have suffered such harm are urged to seek legal remedies via a birth defect lawsuit waged by a birth defect lawyer.

This can be advanced by SSRI-Birth-Defect.com, an attorney group serving Americans across the country. Visit its defective drug website to learn more about antidepressant birth defects and to notify a defective drug lawyer or birth defect lawyer.

You can do this by submitting the site’s free case review form or by phoning 1-800-519-4411. A legal representative will respond promptly to help you assess your prospects for a successful birth defect lawsuit. Innocent babies deserve no less than the financial compensation and justice, which can come from a defective drug lawsuit.