January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month and the experts at Arizona Pregnancy Riskline have released the top preventable birth defects. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in ...

As previously mentioned, a significant percentage of birth defects are triggered either wholly or in part by environmental factors. The most critical of these factors are those that affect a woman's ...

A teratogen is an environmental factor that a person is exposed to during their pregnancy that may affect the baby’s development, resulting in birth defects. In fact, around 4% to 5% of birth defects ...

Penicillin and several other antibacterial medications commonly taken by pregnant women do not appear to be associated with many birth defects, according to a new report. However, other antibiotics, ...

The month of January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month to raise awareness about birth defects and their effects on individuals, parents, and families Birth defects are any abnormalities that ...

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