Rare birth defect on the rise

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Rare birth defect on the rise

By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of babies born with a defect called gastroschisis has nearly doubled since 1995, according to a large new study. The cause of gastroschisis - which is a hole in the baby's abdomen - is unclear, although it's known to be more likely in the children of teen mothers. A mother's exposure to certain chemicals has also been tied to the malformation, though not conclusively. In the new study, researchers looked at rates of gastroschisis in millions of live births over an 11-year period in the U.S. ...

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