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Researchers See Possible Link Between Opioids, Birth Defect
(L) Father holding his daughter. (Pixabay) (R) Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain lie on display on March 23, 2016. John Moore/Getty Images
Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect.
When a baby is born with its intestines hanging outside the stomach, due to a hole in the abdominal wall, it’s called gastroschisis. Most are repaired through surgery.
