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...

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

Vitamin a: birth defects - Although it's an established fact that high doses of vitamin A can be toxic, it seems they can also cause defects in the unborn baby. ...

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. ...

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...

Meningitis: Hearing implant is a major cause - The cochlear implant is a special type of hearing aid that allows the profoundly deaf to function in the world – but it also causes meningitis, it’s s...

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. ...