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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:18:58 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Obesity in pregnancy may up risk of some &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; - News</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/129638/obesity-in-pregnancy-may/</link>
  <description>Medical information and Health advice on diseases, symptoms, drugs and  treatments. 3D animations, Doctor and Patient Videos, blogs, forums, medical tools and more.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Two Legged Dog - Nature Compensating for &lt;b&gt;Birth Defect&lt;/b&gt; | Natural &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&apos;s amazing that this dog is able to walk around and move with two legs. She&apos;s very lucky to be born under these conditions to someone who loves her and takes....</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:09:24 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Do Pesticides Make &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Crop Up&apos;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/128956/do-pesticides-make-birth/</link>
  <description>New research shows that babies conceived in the spring and early summer have a higher risk for a wide range of &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/111182/botox-jabs-during-pregnancy/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; defects&lt;/b&gt;, including Down syndrome, cleft palate, and spina bifida.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Time of conception linked to &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; in U.S.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;A study published in the April 2009 issue of the medical journal Acta Paediatrica is the first to report that &lt;b&gt;birth  defect&lt;/b&gt; rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer. The researchers also found &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:09:22 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Season of conception tied to &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; risk - Children&amp;#39;s Health &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/127961/season-of-conception-tied/</link>
  <description>“What we are most excited about,” he said, “is that if our suspicions are right and pesticides are contributing to &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; risk, we can reverse or modify the factors that are causing these lifelong and often  very serious medical &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Autistic Conjecture of the Day: &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Tied to Season of &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Birth defects&lt;/b&gt; affect one in every 33 babies (3 percent) born in this country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 22 &lt;b&gt;defects&lt;/b&gt; studied are all fairly serious, ranging from cleft lip to deformities in the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:13:55 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Time of conception linked to &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; in United States</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/127558/time-of-conception-linked/</link>
  <description>A study published in the April 2009 issue of the medical journal Acta Pædiatrica is the first to report that &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/49003/200-chemicals-found-in/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  defect&lt;/b&gt; rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer. The researchers also found &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Getting Pregnant In Spring, Summer Linked to &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt;, Pregnancy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Conception and Pregnancy A new study suggests that women who get pregnant in spring or summer in the United States may be at risk for delivering infants  with &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt;, which include spina bifida, cleft lip, clubfoot and Down&apos;s &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:19:28 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Bio Topics » Month Of Conception Linked To &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; In United &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/126441/bio-topics-month-of/</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Birth &lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/48412/fda-stresses-birth-defect/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; rates in the US are highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer, new findings indicate. Researchers also found that this period of increase risk correlated with increased levels of pesticides in surface water &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paxil &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; – The Never-Ending Vigil&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Although Kristine&apos;s son &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; may not seem dramatic, it is life threatening. He must sleep upright as precaution against his choking to death, and his parents will obviously continue to monitor him. But one has to ask, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:12:18 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Christopher Gavigan: &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Surge in a Toxic World</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/126034/christopher-gavigan-birth-defects/</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Surge in a Toxic World - The Huffington Post.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Linked to Low Vitamin B12&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Women who don&apos;t get enough vitamin B 12 may have a higher risk of giving &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/48168/news-of-interest-for/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to a baby with a potentially disabling or fatal &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt;, a study shows....</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:17:41 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; | Dead Sea Herbs</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/125159/b12-deficit-may-boost/</link>
  <description>Women who are vegans and vegetarians most affected, study says (HealthDay News) -- Women who do not have enough vitamin B12 in their blood before  and after.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;KOAA.com - A rare &lt;b&gt;birth &lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/46950/creosote-blues-how-bnsf/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and a success story&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;A rare &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; and a success story. Story By: David Tauchen Source: KOAA. Published Sun Mar 22, 2009, 06:13 PM MDT Updated Sun Mar 22, 2009, 09:08 PM MDT. Out of a one in ten thousand chance, Adilene was the one. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:11:08 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>KOAA.com - A rare &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; and a success story</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/124515/koaa-com-a-rare/</link>
  <description>A rare &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; and a success story. Story By: David Tauchen Source: KOAA. Published Sun Mar 22, 2009, 06:13 PM MDT Updated Sun Mar 22, 2009, 09:08 PM MDT. Out of a one in ten thousand chance, Adilene was the one. &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paxil &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; — The Never-Ending Vigil « The Mothers Act - A &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Paxil &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; “My son has severe asthma – which became evident when he was around 11 to 12 months old,” Kristine said. “I woke up one night to check on him and saw that his lips were blue. I’ve taken CPR and first aid so I knew &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:09:21 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>&lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Linked to Low Vitamin B12</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/123724/birth-defects-linked-to/</link>
  <description>Women who don&apos;t get enough vitamin B 12 may have a higher risk of giving &lt;b&gt;birth&lt;/b&gt; to a baby with a potentially disabling or fatal &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt;, a study shows.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;BEAUTIFUL WOMEN with &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt;&apos; - MY Life Thinking&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Plastic surgeries, somehow this is amazing, I know some people who did surgery on their faces to correct some &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; and others to look better, I think is very good for them, but I am not sure if I agree in all cases, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:16:36 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Trial Vaccine Shows Promise In Preventing Certain &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/123633/trial-vaccine-shows-promise/</link>
  <description>Health, Fitness, Wellness, Diabetes, Cancer, Exercise by Vitabeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;SSRI &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt;: A Litany of Heartaches&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Fairmount, IN: As the controversy over Paxil &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; and other anti-depressant related &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; continues, so too does the heartache of parents whose children were born suffering from these &lt;b&gt;defects&lt;/b&gt;. Parents like Jenny, Sheila &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:09:18 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; - Drugs.com MedNews</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/123240/b12-deficit-may-boost/</link>
  <description>MONDAY, March 2 -- Women who do not have enough vitamin B12 in their blood before  and after conception have a greater chance of having a baby with brain or s.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vitamin B12 and &lt;b&gt;birth &lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-pregnancy/48469/i-am-carrying-a/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vegetarian and vegan diets could cause &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; according to news reports. We look at the science behind the headlines and see what it really means....</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:17:54 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Hypospadias - &lt;b&gt;Birth Defect&lt;/b&gt; Of The Urethra In The Male » Newborn &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/122926/hypospadias-birth-defect-of/</link>
  <description>Newborn Baby blog will be dedicated to posting new information on topics like baby names, baby gifts, baby clothes, baby showers, baby furniture, baby products, health &amp; safety, feeding &amp; nutrition, baby development stages.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vitamin B12 and &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vegetarian and vegan diets could cause &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; according to news reports. We look at the science behind the headlines and see what it really means....</description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:16:31 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>Tips on Curing Canine Urinary Incontinence</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/122653/tips-on-curing-canine/</link>
  <description>Canine urinary incontinence can be caused by a tumor, &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt;, spinal cord or brain disease, urinary infection, bladder stones, or old age. In some cases, such as with a &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; or tumor, the incontinence may only be corrected &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; - Pregnancy Symptoms &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Information about trying to conceive, early pregnancy symptoms, the stages of pregnancy, labor and delivery, pregnancy drug dangers, what to buy for your baby and more on MedicineNet.com....</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:12:56 -0400</pubDate>
  <title>MY Life Thinking » BEAUTIFUL WOMEN with &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt;&apos;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/121076/my-life-thinking-beautiful/</link>
  <description>Plastic surgeries, somehow this is amazing, I know some people who did surgery on their faces to correct some &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; and others to look better, I think is very good for them, but I am not sure if I agree in all cases, &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christopher Gavigan: &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Surge in a Toxic World&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; Surge in a Toxic World - The Huffington Post....</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:13:18 -0500</pubDate>
  <title>Vitamin B12 and &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/120338/vitamin-b12-and-birth/</link>
  <description>Vegetarian and vegan diets could cause &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; according to news reports. We look at the science behind the headlines and see what it really means.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Study on Naples’ &lt;b&gt;birth &lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/45900/condi-rice-hits-us/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; rate released | Stars and Stripes&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;NAPLES, Italy — A five-year review of children born to US military personnel who had lived in Naples concluded that the &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; rate is lower than the overall Navy rate, but higher than ......</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:14:39 -0500</pubDate>
  <title>Prenatal Vitamin B12 deficiency raises risk of &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/119870/prenatal-vitamin-b12-deficiency/</link>
  <description>March 2, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study suggests that women should make sure they have enough vitamin B12 in their blood before  getting pregnant because vitamin B12 deficiency dramatically increases risk of a &lt;b&gt;birth  defect&lt;/b&gt; of the &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Vitamin B12 Deficiency Linked To &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt; « Unambiguously &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;We recently had a baby of perfect health [recently being relative, 14 months ago], although only today did I learn about a possible link of Vitamin B12 deficiency to &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt;. My wife had postpartum doctor visits and learned that &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;...</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:19:04 -0500</pubDate>
  <title>Pregnancy and prenatal care: preventing &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; and getting &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/119472/pregnancy-and-prenatal-care/</link>
  <description>Pregnancy and prenatal care: preventing &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&apos;http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/announcement-birth-photo/46872/real-women-eat-real/&apos;&gt;&lt;/a&gt; defects&lt;/b&gt; and getting prenatal care . &lt;b&gt;Birth defects&lt;/b&gt; can happen if you don&apos;t follow prenatal care plan. &lt;b&gt;Birth defects&lt;/b&gt; can lead to a lifetime disability for the child so.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of &lt;b&gt;Birth Defects&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Women who do not have enough vitamin B12 in their blood before  and after conception have a greater chance of having a baby with brain or spinal cord &lt;b&gt;defects&lt;/b&gt;, a new study says....</description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:11:36 -0500</pubDate>
  <title>Asparagus - &lt;b&gt;Birth Defect&lt;/b&gt; Fighter | EnergyFanatics.Com</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/118825/asparagus-birth-defect-fighter/</link>
  <description>Asparagus is a strange looking vegetable, it doesn&apos;t look very appetizing but is full of essential nutrients. This vegetable is an excellent source of vitamin K and folate  . Vitamin K is important for blood clotting and cell development &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Birth defect&lt;/b&gt; families head to High Court - Northampton Chronicle &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Birth defect&lt;/b&gt; families head to High Court - Young people in Northamptonshire who say that their &lt;b&gt;birth defects&lt;/b&gt; are due to their mothers being exposed to an &quot;atmospheric soup of toxic materials&quot; have taken their case to the High Court....</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:08:28 -0500</pubDate>
  <title>Scrapbooking Event Raises Money For Congenital Heart Defects (WISC-TV Madison)</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/117999/scrapbooking-event-raises-money/</link>
  <description>MCFARLAND, Wis. -- This weekend, a special overnight scrapbooking session, or &quot;crop,&quot; held in McFarland raised $1,700 to support National Congenital Heart Defect Week.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;IHOP&apos;s biggest day helps raise money for kids&apos; charity (Asbury Park Press)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Eight-year-old Kaitlin Clutter spent her Tuesday morning enjoying chocolate-chip pancakes and a day off from school....</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
  <title>Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt;</title>
  <link>http://pregnancyblogging.org/blogs/birth-defect/117950/mediterranean-diet-may-reduce/</link>
  <description>Folic acid found in vegetables is known to be protective against this &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt;, but the protection observed in the study was not due to folic acid only, the researchers suggested. Steegers-Theunissen was quoted as telling Reuters &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Showbiz - News - Osmond reveals undetected &lt;b&gt;birth defect&lt;/b&gt; - Digital Spy&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jimmy Osmond reveals that he discovered he had a hole in his heart when he suffered a stroke....</description>
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