Congenital Birth Defects

Birth Defects Research For Children, Inc.

Birth Defect Information - request information about specific birth defects. ... Family Bookstore - find more complete information about your child's birth defects as well as general childcare, pregnancy and reference books that may be helpful.

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Congenital Heart Defects
If your child has a heart defect, we can provide support and hope.
www.littlehearts.org

Heart Health & Surgery
St. Joseph Hospital of Orange provides excellent heart care.
www.sjo.org

Celexa Lawsuit
Take Celexa During Pregnancy? Child born with a birth defect?
www.CelexaLawyers.com

Third Trimester Abortions
For Birth Defects or Genetic Syndrome - Northeast US
www.gracemedicalcare.com

Congenital Heart Defects
Verified site offers info on Paxill and newborn cardiovascular defects
Congenital-Heart-Defects.org/Paxill

Congenital disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Congenital disorder involves defects in or damage to a developing fetus. It may be the result of genetic abnormalities, the intrauterine (uterus) environment, errors of morphogenesis, or a chromosoma...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_disorder

MedlinePlus: Genetics/Birth Defects Topics

Abnormalities see Birth Defects ... Congenital Heart Defects ... Heart Defects see Congenital Heart Defects...

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticsbirthdefects.html www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticsbirthdefects.html

Birth Defects and Congenital Anomalies

Birth defects are also called "congenital anomalies" or "congenital abnormalities." The word "congenital" means "present at birth." The words "anomalies" and "abnormalities" mean that there is a problem present in a baby.

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Alcohol (wine, beer, or liquor) is the leading known preventable cause of mental and physical birth defects in the United States. ... No evidence exists that can determine exactly how much alcohol ingestion will produce birth defects. Individual women process alcohol differently.

kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/fas.html

Genetic Testing

An individual already has one child with a severe birth defect. Not all children who have birth defects have genetic problems. Sometimes, birth defects are caused by exposure to a toxin (poison), infection, or physical trauma before birth.

kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/genetics.html

Birth Defects Causes, Symptoms,Diagnosis, and Prevention on

Read about birth defects, the leading cause of infant mortality during the first year. Causes of birth defects include ingestion of drugs or alcohol during pregnancy, genetic, hereditary, or environmental factors. ... What are birth defects?

www.medicinenet.com/birth_defects/article.htm www.medicinenet.com/birth_defects/article.htm

Birth defects

How common are birth defects? ... Environmental causes (including exposure to drugs, radiation and illnesses) can be identified in about 10 per cent of birth defects. The risk of exposure to such environmental factors often causes great concern, ... Eurocat "Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies in Europe"

www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/birthdefects.ht... www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/birthdefects.htm

FASTSTATS - Birth Defects

Birth Defects or Congenital Anomalies ... Number of discharges for all ages with congenital anomalies as first-listed diagnosis: 193,000 ... National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities...

www.cdc.gov/nchs/FASTATS/bdefects.htm www.cdc.gov/nchs/FASTATS/bdefects.htm

Maternal Smoking and the Risk of Congenital Birth Defects

Maternal Smoking and the Risk of Congenital Birth Defects: A Cohort Study ... Based on these data and findings from most of the available literature, however, gestational smoking is unlikely to cause a large increase in congenital birth defects.

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/405866