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The cause of birth defects is often unknown...
Rubella is a mild illness for most people, but very dangerous for pregnant women and their babies...
Kabuki syndrome affects males and females equally and there is no cure...
The World Health Organization recommends that pregnant women should avoid alcohol...
Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that usually includes heart abnormalities and characteristic facial features...
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a pregnancy test that checks the baby for some abnormalities...
Williams syndrome often goes undiagnosed, which means that some people with the disorder fail to get the support and treatment they need until later in life...
Syringomyelia is the growth of a cyst in the spinal cord that may result in paraplegia or quadriplegia if not treated...
Maternal serum screening can indicate increased risk of abnormalities in the unborn child, but is not a diagnosis...
Folic acid taken before conception, and during at least the first four weeks of pregnancy, can prevent around seven out of 10 cases of neural tube defects...