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