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Florida's first case of a Zika-related birth defect has been reported by state officials.

Florida Reports First Case of Zika-Linked Microcephaly

Mother, a citizen of Haiti, came to Florida to deliver her baby
The danger of Zika-related birth defects may be confined to maternal infections that occur during the first two trimesters of pregnancy

Zika Infection in Third Trimester May Not Harm Development

Colombian study found no cases of microcephaly when infection occurred in 3rd trimester
A woman from Honduras who apparently became infected with the Zika virus in her home country gave birth Tuesday in a New Jersey hospital to a baby girl with microcephaly

Baby With Zika-Related Microcephaly Born at N.J. Hospital

Mother apparently infected with Zika virus in her home country of Honduras
The widely prescribed drug pregabalin (Lyrica) may slightly increase the risk for birth defects

Pregabalin in Pregnancy Linked to Increased Risk of Birth Defects

Defects include cardiac defects, structural anomalies in the central nervous system or other organs
Prenatal use of low-dose fluconazole is associated with cleft lip with cleft palate and d-transposition of the great arteries

Fluconazole Use May Raise Risk of Certain Birth Defects

Study shows increased odds of cleft lip with cleft palate, d-transposition of the great arteries
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has referred to Zika virus as causing microcephaly and other birth defects

ACOG Responds to CDC Update on Zika Causing Microcephaly

Recommendations on prevention and avoiding Zika remain in place after CDC update on Zika
Makers of corn masa flour can voluntarily add up to 0.7 mg of folic acid per pound of corn masa flour under a new approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA: Makers of Corn Masa Flour Can Fortify With Folic Acid

Corn masa is a staple for many Latinos; may help prevent neural tube birth defects
The offspring of women using ondansetron early in pregnancy for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy or hyperemesis gravidarum may be at risk for cardiac abnormalities

Review: Low Risk of Birth Defects With Ondansetron Exposure

Ondansetron-exposed neonates may have small increase in incidence of cardiac abnormalities
Despite initial concern from early studies

Lamotrigine in Pregnancy Not Linked to Certain Birth Defects

Excess risk of orofacial cleft estimated to be less than one in every 550 exposed babies
Ocular abnormalities may occur in infants born with microcephaly that seems to be linked to infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus

Ocular Issues Seen in Some Born With Zika-Linked Microcephaly

Doctors should check these infants for vision problems, researchers say