{"id":72195,"date":"2020-07-26T16:20:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T22:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/?page_id=72195"},"modified":"2021-12-09T06:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T12:14:38","slug":"genetic-disorders-birth-defects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanpregnancy.org\/healthy-pregnancy\/complications-concerns\/genetic-disorders-birth-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Genetic Disorders &#038; Birth Defects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"72195\" class=\"elementor elementor-72195\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccf5a1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccf5a1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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