Spina bifida: b12 also necessary - The US and Britain are planning to add folic acid to foods to reduce the risk of spina bifida babies. But new research shows this is only half the sto...

Spina bifida prevented - Taking folic acid (one of the B vitamins) can protect you from producing a baby with spina bifida. ...

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...

Our Drinking Water: It’s so toxic that it can cause birth defects - Our drinking water has become so toxic that pregnant women who drink it could give birth to a child with serious defects. A new study has discovered...

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.

Sperm treatments cause birth defects - Abnormalities in sperm which prevent men from making their wives pregnant may also be causing defects in the fetus, researchers are suggesting. ...

Tamoxifen link to birth defects noted by doctors - The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may cause birth defects. ...

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...