Gastrointestinal abnormalities were most common, though the babies also had a higher risk of bone, muscle and heart defects.

尽管婴儿还具有更高的骨骼、肌肉和心脏缺陷率，但胃肠道异常最为常见。

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This is because it can cause miscarriage or serious birth defects, such as deafness and heart problems.

这是因为它能引起流产或是严重先天缺陷，如耳聋和心脏问题。

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Congenital heart disease occurs when the heart is malformed before birth, and is the most common of all birth defects.

先天性心脏病在婴儿出生之前发生在心脏出现畸形的时候，这几乎是所有先天缺陷的共同特点。

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Children with SLOS have autism spectrum disorders and the most severely affected have birth defects, such as cleft palates, learning disabilities and heart defects.

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Personal medical monitors and other devices should make it easier to treat expensive chronic diseases that last for years, such as diabetes and heart defects, on a preventive basis.

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Throughout pregnancy, women with diabetes need to take extra doses of folic acid, and have regular scans to make sure their babies are not growing too quickly, or developing heart and spine defects - some of the common risks in such cases.

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