Attorneys Investigating Potential Claims Against SSRI Drugs Following Study Reporting SSRI Use During Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Autism

DrugSettlement.com reports that its affiliated attorneys are investigating potential claims involving children born to mothers who took SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy and who have been diagnosed with autism or were born with other congenital birth defects. End Quote

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) July 05, 2011 - A study published July 5, 2011, in the Archives of General Psychiatry, reports that mothers exposed to SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy, such as Paxil, Zoloft or Prozac, have an increased of having a child born with autism.

The study conducted by researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program in Northern California, found a 2-fold increased risk of autism associated with treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors by the mother during the year before delivery and a 4-fold increase associated with treatment during the first trimester.

These drugs involved include:

Prozac
Paxil
Zoloft
Celexa
Lexapro
Wellbutrin

Our affiliate attorneys are now reviewing cases in which children were born to mothers who took SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy and who now suffer from autism or other congenital birth defects.

If you or a loved one took antidepressants during pregnancy and have a child with autism or who was born with a congenital birth defect or heart defect, please contact us at (877) 917-5250 or visit our website at http://drugsettlement.com

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