• Can stress cause birth defects?

I am a 23 year old female. I want to know if stress can cause birth defects?

4 Answers

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Florence, OR

No

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Elizabethtown, KY

No. Stress can cause many things but birth defects is NOT one of them.

Michael Nethers, MD

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Richland Center, WI

Yes. May also cause pre term labor and miscarriage.

  • OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
  • Pompano Beach, FL

No.

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