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Trichomoniasis

… count. If you are pregnant and have trichomoniasis, your baby may be born early (premature) and/or with a low birth … Oil-based lubricants, such as petroleum jelly, lotion or baby oil, can weaken and destroy latex Water or oil-based …
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Ultraviolet radiation

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Petting zoo and open farm visits

… Wash your hands and your child's hands: After touching or feeding an animal After touching an animal's cage After …
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Chickenpox varicella vaccine

… Rarely, infection early in pregnancy can result in a baby being born with birth defects. This is known as …
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Diphtheria tetanus pertussis polio haemophilus influenzae type b DTaP-IPV-Hib vaccine

… influenzae Type b (DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib) Vaccine . If your baby has been started on a primary series of DTaP-IPV-Hib, … After completing the primary series of DTaP-IPV-Hib, your baby should receive a booster dose of DTaP-IPV-Hib at 18 …
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Measles mumps rubella MMR vaccine

… cause serious complications and birth defects  in an unborn baby including deafness, eye problems, heart defects, liver …
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HTLV-1 Virus

… in people who are 40 years or older Giving birth or breastfeeding. About one quarter of mothers who are infected with … the virus to their babies at birth or through breastfeeding, especially if they breastfeed for 6 months or more … with HTLV-1 you should not breastfeed. Otherwise, breastfeeding is highly recommended. For more information on …
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease vCJD

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Meningococcal C conjugate Men-C vaccine

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Cyanobacteria blooms blue-green algae