Giving birth over 30 - The number of women giving birth over the age of 35 is steadily increasing. According to one estimate, by the year 2000, 40 per cent of births in the...

Epilepsy: Drug causes birth defects - The epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) can cause birth defects in children whose mothers took it while pregnant, a new study has discovered.

Prozac babies have birth defects - Women who take Prozac (fluoxetine) while pregnant are more than twice as likely to give birth to a baby with minor defects. ...

Pregnant women: - Another group being given dangerous drugs - The very young and pregnant women are two groups who should almost never be prescribed general pharmaceuticals. Trials have never been carried out to...

Fertility drugs: birth 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 a...

Solvents at work linked to major birth defects - Women who are exposed to organic solvents while they are pregnant have a 13 fold risk of giving birth to a baby with a serious congenital malformation...

Benzo link to birth defects still not confirmed by study - The jury's still out on the controversial issue of benzodiazepines and their possible cause of birth defects. ...

Antidepressant: Drug may cause birth defects - Women who take the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil in the USA, and Seroxat in the UK) while they are pregnant could be putting their unborn baby at r...