Helping women have healthy babies is the focus of The Pregnancy RiskLine of the Texas Teratogen Information Service.

Birth defects are one of the many concerns facing an expectant mother.

An unborn baby’s health can be harmed by exposures to things such as alcohol, cigarette smoking, drugs and some medications.

These substances are called teratogens.

The service is funded by the Texas Department of State Health Services and located at the University of North Texas in Denton. For more information, call toll-free at 1-800-733-4727. The Texas Ter...