Women are often advised by doctors to continue taking their antidepressant medication during pregnancy. Although this may be beneficial to the mother, research has shown that there is a highly increased risk of birth defects to the baby. Paxil,...
In Vitro Babies More Likely to Have Birth Defects
A new study, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, shows that babies conceived through certain fertility treatment techniques (assisted reproductive technologies or ART) are approximately one-third more likely to develop a...
Jury Awards $10 Million for Failure to Warn About Topamax’ Birth Defects
A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $10 million to a South Carolina couple who alleged their child’s birth defects were caused by in vitro exposure to the anticonvulsant drug, Topamax, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen...