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This month is National Birth Defects Prevention Month -- learn how you can help prevent some of the more common birth defects and...
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Each year, around 160,000 babies are born in the U.S. with birth defects. While some are beyond a mother's control, others birth...
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Dr. Barry Walters, an obstetrician at Perth's King Edward Memorial Hospital, has made quite a scene after telling a West...
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According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), when a mama-to-be smokes cigarettes during the...
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I know you'll be shocked, but yet another study shows that smoking while pregnant is unhealthy for your developing baby....
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You may have recently seen a story about how alcohol is actually safe during pregnancy making the rounds. The news...
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Just the other day we looked at how Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are 100% preventable. It's pretty simple. Don't drink...
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I think I've made it pretty clear that alcohol during pregnancy is never safe. However, the CDC notes that currently...
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CNN has a super piece that all mamas-to-be (who are a little older) should read. As more women wait to...
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Some birth defects are based on genetic factors and can't be prevented. Some are based on accidents you have no...
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January is birth defects prevention month so if you're a mama planning a baby soon or a mama who is...
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A recent study has found that there's a link between common antibiotics used to treat urinary infections and birth defects....
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a very common virus. So common in fact, that almost everyone is at some point exposed to...
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If you've never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, the time to think about this is BEFORE you conceive. If...
