Birth Injury Lawyers

When a couple is planning for the birth of their child, they are thinking of names, painting the baby room, setting up the crib, and preparing themselves for the life changing event that is about to take place. However, there is one thought in the back of the mind of every parent, birthing complications. A birth injury that has limited your child is one of the most emotional and painful events that any parent could possibly go through. Unfortunately birthing complications happen more than anyone would want them to in which these types of instances are avoided at all costs. A birth injury could occur due to the position in which the baby is lying at the time of birth. Other complications arise when the heartbeat of the newborn is low or the umbilical cord is wrapped around the child’s neck. These types of complications can usually be fixed and treated with proper care from a doctor. However, other types of birth injuries are spawned from different effects taken while the mother is pregnant. One specific type of birth injury arose from women taking the drug Paxil while pregnant. Paxil is an antidepressant that when taken by a woman who is pregnant can cause devastating effects on her unborn baby.

            Paxil, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, has been on the market in 1992, however the warning for pregnant mothers to not take the drug did not come into effect until 2005. Over these 13 years, pregnant mothers took the drug not knowing the devastating effects that could occur. Paxil cause the newborns to heave heart, lung, and respiratory complications due to the lack of blood flow, which decreased the amount of oxygen the baby received. These types of birth injuries affect thousands causing GlaxoSmithKline to finally discourage pregnant women not to use the drug. However the damage was already done and many babies saw these devastating effects that commonly resulted in death. Situations of children born with birthing defects resulting from Paxil, has caused uproar in all communities. Women are now finding out more about the effects that Paxil can cause and are wondering if that is what caused their birthing complications. GlaxoSmithKline did release the information about the negative side effects of taking the drug, but they were far too late. Women are contacting lawyers to see if there is anything to be done to make up for what Paxil did to their family.

            If you or a loved one has suffered a birth injury due to taking Paxil, contact super lawyers at Napoli Bern Ripka LLP immediately. For there are time constraints on these types of cases that can limit a lawsuit from occurring that has happened over one year ago. In order to prevent your time from running out, contact Napoli Bern Ripka as soon as possible. They have the superior knowledge and experience in dealing with these types of cases and have over 60 years of experience combined. Start your path to justice today by contacting Napoli Bern Ripka LLP.