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Macrolide Antibiotics in Early Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects, Study Finds

But scientists stressed untreated infections are greater risk to a fetus than antibiotics.

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CMV Is a Greater Threat to Infants Than Zika, but Far Less Often Discussed

Every year in the U.S., 20,000 to 40,000 infants are born with cytomegalovirus. Yet most doctors don’t talk with pregnant women about how to prevent it.