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U. study: Acetaminophen OK for pregnant women
Acetaminophen, a commonly used over-the-counter medication, doesn't appear to increase the risk of birth defects in babies exposed to it during their mother's first trimester of pregnancy, a new University of Utah study shows.
Nicholas Coke, baby born without a brain survives one year and still going strong
Nicholas Coke was born without a brain one year ago. He was only supposed to live a few hours after his birth, but the baby shocked doctors and family by surviving an entire year.
Baby Without a Brain: 1st Birthday a Big Milestone
Anencephaly is a neural tube defect that causes a baby to be born with a brain stem, but no brain.
Baby Born Without a Brain Lives for First Birthday
Newsfirst5.com : Pueblo, Colorado -- A baby boy in Pueblo is a living miracle. Nicholas Coke was born without a brain.
Antidepressants: Safe during pregnancy?
Antidepressants: Safe during pregnancy? Taking antidepressants during pregnancy may pose health risks for your baby - but stopping may pose risks for you.
Ellen Malcolm: The heart of the health care debate on abortion
Politics is dangerously personal for women right now. The Washington Post featured an article earlier this week about one woman's struggle to obtain the care she needed.
Aiden Edward Harley lived only 51 minutes, but for family and friends his time was
Newborn Aiden had made the rounds, passed from great-aunt to grandpa to friend, and was back in his mother's arms when Steve Friesen came into the delivery room at Newton Medical Center.
My View: Zygote fanatics push Personhood Amendment
According to legend, one night in 1775, Paul Revere made his famous ride and shouted, 'The British are coming! The British are coming!' inspiring the Sons of Liberty to action.
CDC study shouldn't rule out antibiotics for pregnant women, doctor says
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study on the association between antibiotics and certain birth defects may be a bit unsettling to pregnant women.
War brings a surge of birth defects in Fallujah s children
Doctors and parents tell of huge growth in abnormalities in children of a city that saw some of the fiercest fighting X and largest quantities of munitions X of the conflict in Iraq By Martin Chulov THE GUARDIAN , FALLUJAH, IRAQ Sunday, Nov 15, 2009, Page 13 Now, believe me, it s like we are treating patients immediately after Hiroshima.
Mariam Yasir, 6, who suffers from a birth defect, cries as her mother carries her in Falluja
'My baby was blind. She couldn't eat or speak. I mourn for her' a ' families' heartache over Falluja birth defects Doctors and parents tell of huge growth in abnormalities in children of city that saw some of the fiercest fighting a ' and largest quantities of munitions a ' of the Iraq war Zainab Abdul Latif with her six-year-old daughter Mariam.
Watching for maternal diabetes
Obesity and pregnancy increases health risks to both mother and the unborn child.
Journal Watch - Medicine that Matters
Sulfonamides and Nitrofurantoins Linked to Birth Defects
Patients may ask about a widely reported, case-control study suggesting that certain antibacterial drugs, including sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins, are associated with increased risk for birth defects.
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CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions, new research has found.
Folic acid facts: what every woman should know
Many women know that taking folic acid can help prevent birth defects. But did you know that all women of childbearing age should be taking it even if they're not pregnant or thinking about it? Awareness of folic acid and its benefits is improving.
Family hopes loss of child can minister to others
Thousands around the world spent Thursday night, October 15, remembering. Remembering the children they lost through miscarriage and still birth or at a young age on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.
Lily Barreto's world seemed to crumble upon learning of her unborn child's terminal illness.
Parents honor memory of their newborns
" Brad and Shawna Leighty smiled through the tears as they counted 10 tiny toes and 10 little fingers, a bittersweet moment, they say, that will be etched in their hearts forever.
Low choline level in pregnancy tied to birth defects
Low blood levels of the nutrient choline during pregnancy increases the risk of brain and spinal-cord defects in newborns, U.S. researchers report.
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