Birth defects occur in 1 in 10 pregnancies with first trimester Zika infection

Analysis of pregnant women helps firm up numbers, timing of virus’s effect on fetuses

DANGER ZONE  Zika infection in the first trimester is especially risky, according to new results from an analysis of Zika-affected pregnancies in the United States.

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For pregnant women infected with Zika virus in the first trimester, the future is foreboding.