For all the women thinking of getting pregnant or expecting, it is extremely important to know and understand the risk of birth defects. While they cannot always be prevented, experts say there are a ...

The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

Two-thirds of women of child-bearing age have at least one lifestyle factor that increases their risk of birth defects These include low levels of folate, unmanaged diabetes, food insecurity and ...

August 24, 2010 — Exposure to acyclovir or valacyclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for major birth defects, according to the results of a large, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vaccination did not increase the risk for major structural birth defects. Neither brand of mRNA vaccine was ...

The results of a large study in France are consistent with previous research indicating that Covid vaccination is safe and effective in pregnancy. By Maggie Astor A study of hundreds of thousands of ...