There have been 6,011 birth defects adverse reactions that have been reported to the US FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (MedWatch), between 2004 and 2011, these break down to:

3,386 cases of antidepressants causing heart problems
2,190 cases of antidepressants causing general birth defects
218 cases of antidepressants causing lung and heart defect causing normal blood circulation failure
217 cases of antidepressants causing clubfoot

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