In Your Favor

Birth defects, a sad reality of life, are often more common than giving birth to an HIV-positive infant:

>All Defects: 1 in 33 babies

>Heart Defect: 1 in 100 to 200

>Cleft Lip or Palate: 1 in 700 to 1,000

>Down Syndrome: 1 in 800 (risk is higher for mothers older than 35)

>Neural Tube Defect (e.g., spina bifida): 1 in 1,000

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