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Guidance for Preventing Birth Defects

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http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/prevention.html  

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC

Description

Many birth defects happen very early during pregnancy, sometimes before a woman even knows she is pregnant. Find steps a woman can take to get ready for a healthy pregnancy.

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