Birth defect

CHICAGO — Women who are obese before pregnancy face a higher risk of having babies with a variety of defects than women with a healthy weight, a new study suggests.

Obesity Increases Birth Defect Risk (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Obesity Increases Birth Defect Risk Category: Health News Created: 8/7/2007 Last Editorial Review: 8/7/2007...

In the 10 years since Canadian food manufacturers began fortifying their grain-based products with folic acid, the rate of spina bifida and other neural tube birth has been cut in half, a new study reveals. ...

Descriptive epidemiology of selected birth defects, areas of ...
Background: Birth defects are a leading cause of neonatal and infant mortality in Italy, however little is known of the etiology of most defects. Improvements in diagnosis have revealed increasing numbers of clinically insignificant ......

More don't worry, be happy and fat. "The results suggested that seven different types of defect were more common when the mother was obese." C'mon, admit it, those extra desserts were worth the risk to your children, right?

Birth defect-antidepressant link found
Infants born to women taking commonly prescribed antidepressants during the first trimester of their pregnancies have an increased risk of serious birth defects, though the danger remains tiny, according to two studies published today....

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Maternal Obesity Heightens Risk of Birth Defects
Previous research had shown a strong association between pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height) and the risk for certain defects, particularly anencephaly -- a defect in the closure of the neural tube, ......

In the 10 years since Canadian food manufacturers began fortifying their grain-based products with folic acid, the rate of spina bifida and other neural tube birth defects has been cut in half, a new study reveals. ...

Homosexuality: A Birth Defect?
Why is it that homosexuality should not be viewed as a birth defect? Why do the same voices argue that genetic homosexuality must be acted upon? We spend billions on medication to cure, correct, or contain disease: on psychiatric ......

Seema Lalani: “I admit it was hard to think of getting pregnant, having seen so many problems by working in genetics. There’sa 2 to 3 percent risk of birth defects in any pregnancy. I totally believe having a healthy child is a miracle. ...

Pregnant Women Exposed To Birth Defect-causing Agent (Accutane ...
More than 120 pregnancies were exposed to a birth defect-causing agent during the first year of iPledge, a mandatory program designed to prevent pregnant women from being exposed to the anti-acne medication Accutane and similar ......

Why is it that homosexuality should not be viewed as a birth ? Why do the same voices argue that genetic homosexuality must be acted upon? We spend billions on medication to cure, correct, or contain disease: on psychiatric ...

Antidepressants Pose Low Birth-Defect Risk, Two Studies Say
baby.jpg Newborns don’t face significantly increased risk of birth defects from antidepressants that are taken by moms early in their pregnancy, according to a pair of studies in The New England Journal of Medicine. ......

It is the most terrible thing for a mother to find out that her baby has any defect. One of the most frequent birth defects is a congenital problem of the baby’s heart. Nowadays these problems can be treated by modern surgery, ...

Antidepressants Pose Low Birth-Defect Risk, Two Studies Say
baby.jpg Newborns don’t face significantly increased risk of birth defects from antidepressants that are taken by moms early in their pregnancy, according to a pair of studies in The New England Journal of Medicine. ......

More than 120 pregnancies were exposed to a birth defect-causing agent during the first year of iPledge, a mandatory program designed to prevent pregnant women from being exposed to the anti-acne medication Accutane and similar ...

Love of children guided career choice - Seema Lalani researches ...
Seema Lalani: “I admit it was hard to think of getting pregnant, having seen so many problems by working in genetics. There’sa 2 to 3 percent risk of birth defects in any pregnancy. I totally believe having a healthy child is a miracle. ......

TAMPA, Fla. | In what is being called a “wrongful birth” case, a jury has awarded more than $21 million to a couple.

Metabolic Defect in Liver Can Lead to Obesity (Newswise)
Researchers at the Monell Center have identified a genetically-transmitted metabolic defect that can lead to obesity. The defect involves decreased production of liver enzymes needed to burn fat and may help to explain why some people become obese while others remain thin. The findings could open the door to the development of new obesity drugs....