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PPHN Causes Undue Worry on Soon-To-Be Mothers

Posted by Enda Newport on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, In : Paxil Birth Defects 
Women with child and expecting to be mothers normally look forward to a happy pregnancy and a healthy baby.However, not all pregnancies are pleasant. A high percentage of depression was noticed among expecting women who have unreasonable fear and anxiety during pregnancy. Unreasonable actions and unexplainable fears overtake women with on-the-side emotional proportions that may be harmful to the developing life in her womb. To prevent such, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is r...
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Club Foot, a Possible Paxil Birth Defect

Posted by Enda Newport on Friday, September 23, 2011, In : Paxil Birth Defects 

 Like many other antidepressants Paxil has its fair share of side effects. Paxil has been shown to cause heart defects in the fetus, especially in those women who are in their first trimester of pregnancy. One of the most common potential Paxil Birth Defect is club foot 


 A club foot, or congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV), is a congenital deformity involving one foot or both. The affected foot appears rotated internally at the ankle. There are two particular groups that TEV is classified...
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Delays in Development Could Be Linked to Paxil Use

Posted by Enda Newport on Thursday, September 1, 2011, In : Paxil Birth Defects 

To grow up doesn’t only mean getting big and tall. It also means that other developmental milestones are achieved. Each of the four domains (Intellectual, Language, Socio-emotional and Physical) in development has milestones which need to be achieved. These milestones are made to be used as a guide and not as a source of worry or anxiety. Each child has a different developmental timeline and some may be more advance than the others. However, there are those that have really delayed develop...


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The Birth Defect Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Might be Due to Paxil

Posted by Enda Newport on Thursday, August 11, 2011, In : Paxil Birth Defects 

The heart is the chamber that is responsible in providing nourishment to the entire body by means of effectively pumping blood. If malformations are present, not only is the heart affected but the entire body as well. One type of birth defect is Atrial Septal Defect. This condition is congenital in nature and is characterized by an opening in the wall between the upper heart chambers. Atrial Septal Defects, the most common heart defect, were observed in babies born to women who took Paxil and...
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