Birth Defects. FACTS Every 3 1/2 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States....
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Birth Defects. FACTS Every 3 1/2 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. Over 150,000 babies are born with serious birth defects
Birth DefectsFACTSEvery 3 1/2 minutes a baby is born with a
birth defect in the United States.Over 150,000 babies are born with
serious birth defects each year.In 2001, birth defects accounted
for about 1 in 5 infant deaths in the United States.There are many
kinds of birth defects
Genetic MutationsTrisomy 13 Fragile X
AnencephalySpina bifidaArhinencephaly /
HoloprosencephalyHydrocephalyAnophthalmos / MicrophthalmosAnotia /
MicrotiaTransposition of great vesselsTetralogy of
FallotHypoplastic left heart syndromeCoarctation of aortaCleft
palate without cleft lipCleft lip with or without cleft
palateOesophageal atresia / stenosis with or without fistulaSmall
intestine atresia / stenosisAnorectal atresia /
stenosisHypospadiasIndeterminate sexRenal agenesisCystic
kidneyPolydactyly, preaxialLimb reduction defectsDiaphragmatic
herniaOmphaloceleGastroschisisTrisomy 13Trisomy 18Down
syndromeFragile XSiamese Twins
