birth defect
noun
: a physical or biochemical defect that is present at birth and may be inherited or environmentally induced
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According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Murthy is calling for all alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label, similar to the one that currently calls out the risk of birth defects for pregnant women who drink.
—Alice Park, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Warning labels are currently required on alcoholic beverages to state that women who are pregnant should not drink alcohol due to the risk of birth defects.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Bottles of beer, wine and liquor already carry warning labels about the risk of birth defects when a pregnant woman consumes alcohol.
—Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Murthy is calling for all alcoholic beverages to carry a warning label, similar to the one that currently calls out the risk of birth defects for pregnant women who drink.
—Alice Park, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
Warning labels are currently required on alcoholic beverages to state that women who are pregnant should not drink alcohol due to the risk of birth defects.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Bottles of beer, wine and liquor already carry warning labels about the risk of birth defects when a pregnant woman consumes alcohol.
—Amanda Seitz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Birth defect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth%20defect. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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