Drinking alcoholic beverages is the leading cause of mental and physical birth defects, exceeding both spina bifida and Down Syndrome. Alcohol causes more severe abnormalities in a developing baby ...
According to the CDC, a baby is born with a major birth defect every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. North Dakota Health and Human ...
Practitioners who treat mothers and babies before and after birth are uniting to spread the word about birth defects. The Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network held a news conference with ...
Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says. These risk factors -- low levels of vitamin B9 ...
Pregnant women should never consume alcohol because of the high risks to their babies and themselves. According to the ...