By: Rachael Rettner
Published: 01/22/2015 01:22 PM EST on LiveScience
Many women in the United States who are in their childbearing years are prescribed opioid pain relievers, powerful medications that can cause birth defects, a new study finds.
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The study is published this week in the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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