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An Australian register set up to help pregnant women with epilepsy has helped reduce the number of stillbirths and birth defects. (Getty) Credit: Jacobs Stock Photography Ltd/Getty Images

A new report by Monash University shows a pregnancy register for women with epilepsy has helped save the lives of over a thousand children. The register has monitored the influence of different anti-epilepsy medications on birth defects and other pregnancy complications over the last two decades.

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A new report by Monash University shows a pregnancy register for women with epilepsy has helped save the lives of over a thousand children. The register has monitored the influence of different anti-epilepsy medications on birth defects and other pregnancy complications over the last two decades.

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