What Doctors Don't Tell YouMedicine persists in characterizing Down's syndrome as more prevalent among older mothers a result of "tired eggs". However, in one study in Copenhagen, of 1086 pregnant women given amniocentesis, ...
New evidence suggests that severe emotional stress during early pregnancy can cause congenital malformations. ...
Latest sudies confirm that early amniocentesis the prenatal test for Down's syndrome can increase the risk of miscarriage and incidence of babies born with club foot. Earlier studies report a high ...
The epilepsy drug phenytoin can cause brain damage in babies if taken during pregnancy, according to a Canadian study. ...
There is nothing worse than a child born with Down's syndrome. Or so medicine teaches us. ... ...
Women who take Prozac (fluoxetine) while pregnant are more than twice as likely to give birth to a baby with minor defects. ...
Fertility drugs can increase the chances of birth defects such as spina bifida by nearly six times, one report has suggested. Another says the risks are doubled, while a third has concluded there ...
Medicine is finally waking up to the benefits of pre conceptual care. ...
Clomid (clomiphene) is a powerful and longstanding infertility drug but of late, research has been suggesting that it can cause birth defects. ...
Women who smoke while pregnant run a greater risk of giving birth to a baby with limb defects. The risk seems greater among women who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day. ...
