Wellbutrin

The results of several well-controlled studies indicate that treatment with Wellbutrin (generic name, buproprion) during pregnancy can cause severe birth defects. For example, a 2010 study examined the births of 12,700 children and found that the babies of women who took Wellbutrin in their first trimester of pregnancy (when a woman may not yet even know that she is pregnant) were over two times more likely to have a very serious congenital heart defect.

This birth defect, known as "left outflow tract defect," restricts the blood flowing from the left chamber of the heart to the rest of the body. It often needs to be correctly surgically to save the baby's life.

In addition, a June 2011 study demonstrated that the use of Wellbutrin or similar medications during a woman's pregnancy may make the risk of autism in her baby twice as high.

More Birth Defects Linked to Wellbutrin

If a baby suffers from any of the following birth defects — whether the birth defect was apparent immediately after the baby's birth or not — and the baby's mother took Wellbutrin while she was pregnant, it's important to talk with a knowledgeable birth defect lawyer at the Flood Law Group.

Cardiac defects, such as:

• aortic stenosis
• ASD (atrial septal defects)
• coarctation of the aorta
• heart murmur
• HLHS (hypoplastic left heart syndrome)
• HRHS (hypoplastic right heart syndrome)
• mitral valve prolapse
• PA (pulmonary atresia)
• PDA (patent ductus arteriosus)
• PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn)
• pulmonary stenosis
• tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
• TGA (transposition of the great arteries)
• TGV (transposition of the great vessels)
• tricuspid atresia
• tricuspid valve (Ebstein's anomaly)
• tricuspid valve stenosis
• truncus arteriosus
• VSD (ventricular septal defects)

The attorneys at the Flood Law Group, one of the top law firms in the nation, represent babies and families that are affected by birth defects. To schedule a free review of your case, contact our law firm today.