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Birth Defects

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\n January is Birth Defects Awareness Month. Join the effort to raise awareness of birth defects. \n
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\n NBDPS and BD-STEPS are large studies of birth defect risk factors supported by CDC. \n
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Learn more about birth defects

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    \n Anencephaly \n
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    \n Anencephaly is a birth defect in which a baby is born without parts of the brain and skull. \n
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    \n Anophthalmia and microphthalmia are birth defects of a baby's eye(s). \n
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    \n Anotia and microtia are birth defects of a baby's ear. \n
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    \n Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth don't form properly. \n
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    \n Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which the bones in a baby's skull join together too early. \n
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    \n Diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect where there is a hole in the diaphragm. \n
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    \n Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome 21. \n
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    \n Encephalocele is a sac-like protrusion of the brain through an opening in the skull. \n
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    \n Esophageal atresia is a birth defect of the tube (esophagus) that connects the mouth to the stomach. \n
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    \n Gastroschisis is a birth defect where there is a hole in the abdominal wall beside the belly button. \n
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    \n Hypospadias \n
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    \n Hypospadias is a birth defect where the opening of the urethra isn't at the tip of the penis. \n
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    \n Limb reduction defects occur when a part of or the entire arm or leg fails to form completely. \n
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    \n Microcephaly \n
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    \n Microcephaly is a birth defect where a baby's head is smaller than expected. \n
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    \n Neural tube defects are severe birth defects of the brain and spine. \n
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Syndicated Content Details:
Source URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/features/birthdefects-meds-preg-spinabifida.html
Source Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Captured Date: 2014-02-19 21:37:56.0
","description":"A special issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C with a specific focus on teratology?or the study of birth defects and their causes?recently has been published online. Included in this special issue is a new CDC study: \u201cInfluencing Clinical Practice Regarding the Use of Antiepileptic Medications During Pregnancy: Modeling the Potential Impact on the Prevalences of Spina Bifida and Cleft Palate in the United States.\u201d You can read the abstract here.","id":906,"mediaType":"Html","name":"CDC - Features-Medication & Pregnancy Prevalences of Spina Bifida & Cleft Palate - NCBDDD","sourceUrl":"http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/features/birthdefects-meds-preg-spinabifida.html"}]}