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Stories about: birth defects

Vitamin B12 Supplements Avert Major Birth Defects Birth defects to the brain or the spinal cord are very serious conditions, which can easily lead to the new children living a very atypical life, or even to death. In order to avoid this, doctors now recommend would-be parents to stock up on vitamin B12, as recent studies have proven that the chemical plays a crucial... 2 March 2009 12:01 GMT In Vitro Fertilization Works Better for Frozen Embryos Although surprising, the new discovery confirms once again that freezing the embryos after fertilization does not harm them in any way. During a study regarding children born both as a result of conventional In Vitro Fertilization and through IVF using frozen embryos, Anja Pinborg of the Copenhagen University Hospita... 8 July 2008 05:50 GMT