Testing the Newborn for Metabolic Birth Defects
All states screen newborns for certain birth defects. These conditions cannot be seen in the newborn, but can cause physical problems, mental retardation and, in some cases, death. All states screen newborns for certain metabolic birth defects. ... [... more]
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Birth Defects
Birth Defects What are birth defects? Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities present at birth that cause physical or mental disability. Some may be fatal. Researchers have identified thousands of different birth defects. ... [... more]
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Birth Defects FAQs Answers Part 1, BD, NCBDDD, CDC
Information on birth defects. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. A birth defect is a problem that happens while the baby is developing in the mother's body. Most birth defects happen during the first 3 months of pregnancy. [... more]
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Birth Defects
Many parents assume that all birth defects are severe or even fatal, but many are treatable, often immediately after birth - and sometimes even before the baby is born. Like most expectant parents, you probably alternate between fantasies about a ... [... more]
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Physical Birth Defects
NICHD Women's Health Research: Pregnancy and Birth-Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Since the NICHD was founded, one of its main focuses has been on understanding the causes of birth defects, and on their treatments and prevention. ... [... more]
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Birth Defects
About 120,000 babies (1 in 33) in the U.S. are born each year with birth defects. A birth defect is an abnormality of structure, function or body chemistry present at birth that results in physical or mental disabilities or death. About 120,000 ... [... more]
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Descriptions of Leading Categories of Birth Defects
The economic costs of medical conditions, such as birth defects are often discussed without a full understanding of how these conditions affect the lives of the infants born with them and the impact on their families and communities. Cerebral ... [... more]
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Home Page
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The ... [... more]
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