Tag: Birth Defects: Misc.
ACOG Supports CDC’s Zika Virus Travel Precautions
Travel to affected regions not recommended for pregnant women or women considering pregnancy
CDC Issues Zika-Virus Guidance for Health Care Providers
Ask about recent travel to high-risk areas and symptoms such as sudden fever
Review: Paroxetine Use in Pregnancy Tied to Malformations
Increased risk of any major congenital malformations, major cardiac malformations
Exposure to Oral Contraceptives Not Tied to Birth Defects
Findings should reassure women and their doctors, researchers say
Preeclampsia Tied to Congenital Heart Defects
But researchers stress the risk is still very low
Birth Asphyxia Tied to Fewer Than 10% of Cerebral Palsy Cases
Review suggests that causes other than asphyxia account for most cases in infants born at, near term
Healthier Diet Linked to Reduced Congenital Heart Defects
Tied to reduced risks of tetralogy of Fallot and atrial septal defects
Another Study Shows Link Between SSRIs and Birth Defects
But finding doesn't prove medications caused increased risk of birth defects
Curcumin Reduces High Glucose-Induced NTDs in Mice Embryos
Suppresses oxidative stress, blocks endoplasmic reticulum stress, abolishes caspase 3 and 8 cleavage
WHO Offers Evidence-Based Folate Concentration Guidelines
For greatest decrease in neural tube defects, RBC folate concentrations should be >400 ng/mL
