The thing wrong with this study is that it could very possibly be wrong, seeing as how it was funded by a candy company. They could have very well influenced the outcome of the study.
True. The left side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein and pumps it into the aorta, while the right side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the vena cava and pumps it into the pulmonary vein.
Birth defects can be caused wither by internal genetic factors or external factors like drugs, radiation, smoking,...
Dana, who is concerned about the possibility that her baby will have defects, may do the following tests: screening test, that will show if she might have child with birth defect and diagnostic test like amniocentesis (analyzing small amount of amniotic fluid from the area surrounding the baby) which is more than 90% correct.
