Although the research could not fully establish a causal relationship between drugs use and environmental exposures during pregnancy with the birth abnormalities, they, however, stated that the occurrence of common diseases calls for concern as these may be connected with
birth defects.
In a study published in March in
Birth Defects Research, researchers found that the addition of folic acid could prevent about 57,000
birth defects of the brain and spine every year in 71 countries.
[USA], May 2 ( ANI ): A group of researchers have found that a common drug for treating epileptic seizures if used by pregnant women can lead to
birth defects.
In 2016, as part of the emergency response to the Zika virus outbreak in the World Health Organization's Region of the Americas, population-based
birth defects surveillance systems monitored fetuses and infants with
birth defects potentially related to Zika virus infection using a standard case definition and multiple data sources.
After the dietary change, both miscarriages and
birth defects were completely prevented, with all offspring born healthy.
The adjusted prevalence ratio for having one of the
birth defects after being exposed to IIV in the first trimester was 1.02 (95% confidence interval, 0.941.10).
Zika Pregnancy Registry] supports the relationship between congenital Zika virus infection and these
birth defects," wrote the authors of a new report led by Janet D.
The study, published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality report, examined rates of
birth defects in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Georgia in 2012-2013 - before Zika's arrival in the Americas.
A Danish study examined data on
birth defects among a nationwide cohort of 880,694 babies born between 1997 and 2011, both at birth and 1 year later.
However, this particular use for Zofran has not been approved by the FDA, and studies have shown that Zofran use in pregnancy may actually put unborn babies at risk for a number of severe
birth defects - a risk that outweighs the anti-nausea benefits the medication may have for expectant mothers.
Expert suggests genetic testing could reduce the number of
birth defects as more than 75 out of every 1,000 live births here result in a
birth defect.