According to a new study reported by Fox News, women who take over the counter painkillers while pregnant are more likely to have a baby born with birth defects. Babies are three times more likely to be born with amniotic band syndrome if the mother was taking painkillers while pregnant. This syndrome can cause various malformations including clubfeet and multiple joint contractures. A common birth defect caused by Aspirin or Naproxen includes the child being born with abnormally small eyeballs often causing blindness, or the child being born with no eyeballs. New statistics show the risk of cleft palate rose by 50% and the risk of spina bifida rose by 60%.   If these drugs can cause such devastating defects, then why do pregnant women continue to take them? The fact is … Read entire article »