Zika may harm nearly 1 in 7 babies exposed to the virus in the womb

A CDC study of births in U.S. territories tallies birth defects and later health problems

baby with Zika-related microcephaly

NAP TIME  A 2-month-old baby with Zika-related microcephaly sleeps in his mother’s arms in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A new CDC study looks at the toll of an infection in utero.

AP Photo/Carlos Giusti

Babies exposed to a Zika infection while in the womb are not out of the woods even if they look healthy at birth.