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Some painkillers tied to certain birth defects in study

Women taking prescription painkillers such as Oxycontin, Vicodin and Percocet early in pregnancy are twice as likely to give birth to babies with devastating neural tube defects such as spina bifida, a new study suggests.

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Some painkillers tied to certain birth defects in study

Posted 12 years ago on Thursday, September 12th, 2013 in Pregnancy Health Interview Study News

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