Lexapro Birth Defects
Lexapro Birth Defects
Lexapro belongs to a class of drugs known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). Women who have taken this SSRI during pregnancy may have delivered infants with Lexapro birth defects. These women may have legal recourse through a Lexapro birth defects lawsuit, as drugs like Lexapro have been linked with a risk of congenital cardiac problems and other Lexapro birth defects.
Lexapro Birth Defects
Potentially, cardiac malformations are among the most serious of the reported Lexapro birth defects. Both atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects have been observed in infants whose mothers took Lexapro during pregnancy. These conditions both relate to issues in the walls of tissue that separate the chambers of the heart. Lexapro heart defects can lead to potentially serious complications such as enlarging of the heart and heart failure.
Reportedly, Lexapro birth defects may also include abdominal and cranial defects. After a Lexapro pregnancy, some infants may be at risk for developing omphalocele, an abdominal wall defect wherein the small intestine, liver, and large intestine protrude through a sac at the base of the umbilical cord. Reportedly, the most common Lexapro cranial defect reported among mothers taking the drug during pregnancy is craniosynostosis. When infants are born, there are sutures in their craniums that separate the skull bones and that normally take some time to harden, which allows the skull to take normal shape. Cranial defects can cause the sutures to harden too early, which can result in a deformed skull.
Following is a list of reported Lexapro birth defects:
- Infant Lexapro withdrawal
- Lexapro heart defects
- Atrial or Ventricular Septal Defects
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
- Abdominal Birth Defects
- Omphalocele
- Cranial Birth Defects
- Craniosynostosis
- Club foot
- Tetralogy of fallot (TOF)
- Spina bifida
If you delivered an infant born with Lexapro birth defects, you may have legal recourse. Fill out the form on the right for a free, no-obligation case evaluation and see if a Lexapro lawyer can help you recover compensation. You could recover damages for medical bills, pain and suffering, and other burdens that Lexapro birth defects have put upon you and your child. Allow our compassionate Lexapro class action lawyers to review your case and offer you the help you need.