Pandemic linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defects
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 Pandemic linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defectsPandemic linked to 16% rise in babies born with heart defects
 
The proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16 per cent after the first year of the pandemic, according to research at City St George's, University of London and published today in Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
 
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