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Antiretrovirals Raise Birth Defect Risk
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Medical News Today on 27 January, 2012 08:00:00
 
HIV-positive mothers can protected their babies from becoming infected with the
virus if they take antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy. However, even though
these drugs prevent transmitting the disease to the child, they could
potentially cause birth defects like cleft lip and palate...