Zoloft and Pregnancy Side Effects

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Below is a detailed list of birth defects that can occur when Zoloft is taken during pregnancy, along with an explanation of each defect.

Taking Zoloft During Pregnancy Can Cause:

• Pulmonary hypertension (PPHN)
  • Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is a life-threatening disorder in which the newborn’s arteries to the lungs remain constricted after delivery, limiting the amount of blood flow to the lungs and the amount of oxygen into the bloodstream.
• Cleft lip/palate
  • This defect occurs when the tissue that forms the palate and upper lip fail to join while a fetus is developing.
  • The cleft, or split, can range from a small notch on the upper lip to a large gap that runs through the palate and into the nose.
• Clubfoot
  • When an infant is born with clubfoot, the bones, joints, muscles and blood vessels in their leg and foot are abnormal and generally face inward and downward.
• Anal atresia
  • Anal atresia is the complete or partial closure of the anus,
• Heart defects
  • Heart defects that can range from a very slight abnormality with no symptoms to a life threatening defect requiring a heart transplant.
• Abdominal birth defects/omphalocele
  • An omphalocele occurs when an infant’s abdominal organs to protrude outside of the abdominal cavity through an opening in the belly button area, covered only by a thin layer of protective tissue.
• Neural tube defects
  • Neural tube defects (NTDs) are birth defects of the brain and spinal cord. During the third and fourth week of pregnancy the embryonic neural tube develops and begins to close, forming what will become the central nervous system.
  • When the neural tube of an embryo fails to close completely, an NTD occurs.
• Craniosynostosis
  • Craniosynostosis is a birth defect that occurs when one or more of the sutures found in the skull of an infant harden prematurely.

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