Parents-to-be taking additional precautions against disease


PETALING JAYA: Expectant parents are taking extra precautions after Malaysia officially recorded its first case of Zika.

“The news is definitely scary because it doesn’t only affect your health but the well-being of your child in your womb,” said writer Nadia, 30, who is in her second trimester of pregnancy.

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