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Smoking During Pregnancy Does Not Cause Mental Illness In Children; Still Not Recommended For Expectant Moms [VIDEO]
By Gerard Black | May 05, 2017 08:29 PM EDTA study found that smoking during pregnancy does not significantly increase risk of the child having a mental illness. The mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are said to be more likely caused by other factors than smoking.
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Hair Spray Is The Number One Cause Of Common Birth Defect In Boys [VIDEO]
By Minnow Blythe | Mar 08, 2017 07:17 AM ESTCommon beauty product is the number one cause of birth defects in boys.
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Mothers With Zika Virus 20 Times More Likely To Have Children With Birth Defects
By Abbie Kraft | Mar 05, 2017 09:38 AM ESTZika virus has long term effects for mothers who were diagnosed with the disease.
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Mothers With Zika Virus 20 Times More Likely To Have Children With Birth Defects
By Abbie Kraft | Mar 05, 2017 09:38 AM ESTZika virus has long term effects for mothers who were diagnosed with the disease.
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Air Pollution Connects To Premature Births Worldwide
By Joie M Gahum | Feb 20, 2017 07:10 AM ESTAccording to recent studies, air pollution offers a significant link to millions of premature births worldwide.
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Genetic Mutation News: Researchers Have Identified Cause Of Cleft Lip & Palate, Heart Defects
By Hannah Grace | Jan 14, 2017 09:10 AM ESTThe prevalence of babies born with genetic mutation is high, affecting 2,650 with cleft palate and 4,440 with cleft lip.
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How Pregnant Women Lie Down May Affect The Health Of Their Babies Including Risks of Stillbirth
By yasmin reyes | Nov 24, 2016 07:00 AM ESTIt's not only what pregnant women eat, but a recent study suggests that even their position at bed may affect their pregnancy. And worse, may result in a stillbirth.
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Researchers Map How Zika Virus Travels To Developing Fetus During Pregnancy
By Frida Sarpadi | Jul 20, 2016 07:40 AM EDTResearchers from the UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have discovered two possible routes that Zika virus take to travel from the pregnant mother to the developing fetus.
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Father's Psycho-Social Stress Causes Behavioral Birth Defects In Children
By Dheeraj Rawal | May 16, 2016 07:29 AM EDTThe latest research reports on the linkage between the various birth defects found in children and their father have revealed that the lifestyle changes and anxiety experienced by the father affect his children’s behavior the most.
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First U.S. Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus Reported
By R. Siva Kumar | Feb 04, 2016 12:11 PM ESTWhile the World Health Organization has declared a public health emergency, the Zika virus has been reported to be sexually transmittable too.
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WHO Creates Emergency Team To Fight Zika Spread
By R. Siva Kumar | Jan 31, 2016 03:28 PM ESTThe Zika virus has already spread to at least 20 countries, mostly in Central and South America, so the WHO is creating an emergency team to fight it.
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Babies Born With Birth Defects Increasing In Number
By Jenn Loro | Jan 23, 2016 04:37 PM ESTNew government-released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a sharp 263% rise of birth defect known as gastroschisis particularly for young African-American mothers for the past two decades.
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No Connection Found Between Contraceptive Pills and Birth defects, Reveals Study
By Kanika Gupta | Jan 08, 2016 09:28 AM ESTContraceptive pills taken orally before or during the pregnancy do not increase the birth defect risk, revealed a comprehensive study published on Wednesday
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Folic Acid Flour Prevents Birth Defects Among Babies
By Jenn Loro | Dec 21, 2015 10:03 AM ESTUK experts urge the British government to fortify flour-based products with folic acid to prevent or at least minimize cases of birth defects among babies.
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Is Islamic State Now Killing Babies With Down Syndrome?
By Peter R | Dec 15, 2015 09:40 AM ESTReports have emerged alleging that the extremists have already killed 38 children including newborns.
