Health knowledge made personal
Ask a Health Maven

Featured Health Experts

marijuana birth defects communitiesCommunities related to marijuana birth defects

 

marijuana birth defects membersMembers related to marijuana birth defects

 
jessmith Puyallup, Washington
Roger and Jesse Smith welcomed Lukas Scott into our lives in January of 2007. He came into this... More
Elaine S. Fremont, California
I work at the Stanford School of Medicine in Hematology. I just gave birth to a beautiful girl in... More
My blog is the true story of what living with a congenital heart defect is like - and how a... More
stef California
I am 33 years old and have given birth to seven healthy children, all single births. I'm done (at... More
Fumasivil Hemel Hempstead, UK
Follow my journey as I get used to wearing a cochlear implant and the sounds that I hear for the... More

marijuana birth defects Blogs and DiscussionsArticles

 
January is National Birth Defect Prevention Month by Kiwi Patient Expert defects? While some are caused by unknown factors, many can be prevented. January is National Birth Defect... infections like rubella and chicken pox put your baby at risk for birth defects if you contract one...
Birth Defect Risk Increased by Mother’s High Fat Diet by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert I know what it is like to have a child born with a birth defect. As a parent, the worry... at Oxford University discovered a link between a maternal fatty diet, genetics, and birth defects.   Emax...
Birth Defects Plague Tiny California Town..... by Stephen Tvedten Patient Expert Birth Defects Plague Tiny California Town Fueled by Recent EPA Investigation, Activists Plan Door... their children's birth defects. Born with multiple facial deformities and missing part of his brain, Emmanuel...
Obesity During Pregnancy Contributes to Birth Defects, Study Finds by Connie Bennett Healthy Living Professional 're pregnant and eat lots of sweets and other culprit carbs, you could deliver a baby with birth defects... with birth defects than non-obese mothers. Karen James brings us info about alarming study. Obese mothers...
Vegan diet - birth defects by Plantarian Patient ExpertHealth MavenFacebook Vegan diet increases the risk of birth defects, scientists warn - Telegraph: Once... with low levels of B12 were 2.5 to three times more likely to have a child with a neural tube defect...
Schwarzenegger to Investigate Poor Latino Children’s Birth Defects From Toxic Dump by Jennifer Lance Patient Expert . Photo by Steve Snodgrass Toxic Dump in Kings County, California causes birth defects. As a parent of a child that was born with a birth defect, you ask yourself “Why?”  In most cases, there are no clear...
Q: Can Sleep Apnea Cause Birth Defects? by Dr. Steven P. Medical Doctor Q: Dear Dr. Park, I was wondering if you are aware of any link to birth defects or other issues... reported that women with OSA had a much higher incidence of children with neural tube defects...
Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects................ by Stephen Tvedten Patient Expert Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects TUESDAY, March 31 -- Pesticides may increase the risk of birth defects, say researchers who found that the highest rates of birth defects in U.S. babies occur...
CDC: antibiotics linked to birth defects by Marie L. Patient Expert antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions... associated with increased risk for about 30 different birth defects. However, the study found that two...
B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects by Boyd M. Patient ExpertComplimentary & Alternative Medicine B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects Women who are vegans and vegetarians most affected... that their children may be born with a serious birth defect." Researchers analyzed blood collected during the early...

marijuana birth defects videosVideos

 
MY DAUGHTER EMILY MAY HAVE DOWN SYNDROME BUT THAT...
 

marijuana birth defects trusted partner sitesTrusted Partner Sites

 
worried about long lasting pain
I am new to this forum. I have several diagnosis which may all be related to a congenitial birth defect however no one has been able to connect all the dots. As a result I go to multiple doctors for all my differnet health issues. They include an auto immune disease, osteoporosis, brian malformation...crap

Born with spinal defect-hemi vertebrae-had spinal fusions-stimulator implanted-not helping-now what?
Anyone out their with this same congenital defect?  Born with hemi-vertebrae.  Have had several diagnostic procedures, that lead to 4 spinal fusions with instrumentation.  Spinal cord stimulator implanted in '06.  Not taking care of the pain.  More of an irritant than anything.  Would like the pain pump...crap

Possible Increased Risk of Heart Defects in Children Exposed to PPIs In-Utero
.   Medications causing birth defects are always big (and scary) news. However...) by Magee, et.al. which shows no increased risk of birth defects when H2 blockers are taken during pregnancy... to Cardiac Birth Defects: Presented at DDW. On the World Wide Web: http...crap

Pegasys / Copegus
I know conception is contraindicated when taking the above regimen, and for six months after completion. My question is, do the odds of birth defects decrease gradually as those six months pass, or is it pretty much a steady risk? Or is there not really enough data to say? Barbara McGovern, M.D. Pegasys...crap

What is a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and Can it Cause Stroke
before the child is born. Before birth the infantile circulation must pass through the placenta of the mother... remains quite low.   Closing larger holes surgically (called atrial septal defects) does prevent... of a death from repair of an atrial septal defect in three decades), and the long-term results are superb...crap

pregnancy and treatment
(efavirenz) has been associated with the potential for significant birth defects, especially development... and to avoid birth defects due to exposure to medicines during pregnancy (especially in the first trimester).Best,Joe... I am taking stocrin and combivir with no side effects at all, will any of these drugs cause birth...crap

Pregnant +Sustiva
If I get pregnant while taking sustiva, is it absolutly certain the baby will have birth defects? If you stop sustiva and then get pregant is this a problem. I only see tests from monkeys not humans... regarding Sustiva are based on studies in which birth defects were observed in baby monkeys whose mothers were given...crap