Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Raises Spina Bifida Risk

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Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Raises Spina Bifida Risk

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Babies born to women who take the antiseizure drug carbamazepine have a more than twofold increased risk for the birth defect spina bifida, a study shows.

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