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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NeedyHearts" data-source="post: 6004109" data-attributes="member: 249163">What causes the defects?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Congenital heart defects usually have no known cause. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In some cases, they may be passed from a parent to a child (inherited).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">They also may develop in the unborn baby (fetus) of a woman who has an infection. For example, if a woman gets German measles (rubella) while she is pregnant, it may cause problems with how her baby's heart develops.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Women who have <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/diabetes" target="_blank">diabetes</a> have a greater chance of having a child with a congenital heart defect. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">During pregnancy who is exposed to radiation or other toxic substances during her pregnancy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy have a higher risk of having a baby with a congenital heart defect.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Congenital heart defects are more common in babies who are born with genetic conditions such as <a href="http://www.webmd.com/hw-popup/down-syndrome" target="_blank">Down syndrome</a>.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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