The National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) was founded in 1997. It is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit volunteer organization whose members are involved...

A birth defect is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical...

organization expanded its focus to the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality. In 2005, as preterm birth emerged as the leading cause of death...

effects (FAE), partial fetal alcohol effects (PFAE), alcohol-related birth defects (ARBD), and static encephalopathy, but these terms have fallen out of...

RS, Correa A; National Birth Defects Prevention Network. (2010). "Updated National Birth Prevalence estimates for selected birth defects in the United...

reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the baby. NTDs include anencephaly and spina bifida, among other defects. Low levels in early pregnancy...

Health National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Center...

Prevention provide guidance on the safety of birth control methods among women with specific medical conditions. The most effective methods of birth control...

are substances that may cause non-heritable birth defects via a toxic effect on an embryo or fetus. Defects include malformations, disruptions, deformations...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), formed in 1946, is the leading national public health institute of the United States. It is a United...

birth defects, and premature death. Additionally, pollution of bodies of water can be detrimental to biodiversity. To promote pollution prevention, the...

Malone FD, et al. (August 2007). "The contribution of birth defects to preterm birth and low birth weight". Obstetrics and Gynecology. 110 (2 Pt 1): 318–324...

an atrioventricular septal defect. Ostium primum defects are less common than ostium secundum defects. This type of defect is usually associated with...

Lorenzo D. (2014-10-01). "Laterality defects in the national birth defects prevention study (1998–2007): Birth prevalence and descriptive epidemiology"...

the mortality data. In addition, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have proposed that such deaths be called sudden unexpected infant deaths...

venlafaxine use in early pregnancy and birth defects, national birth defects prevention study, 1997-2007". Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular...

small or moderate sized defects. Local skin flaps are a method of closing defects with tissue that closely matches the defect in color and quality. Skin...

birth defects, sometimes leading to their deaths. In 1982 a baby known as "Baby Doe" was born in Bloomington, Indiana, with Down syndrome and a birth...

greets a North Korean defector". The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. "Immigrant population by place of birth, period of immigration...

Godfrey Oakley(Director of the Division of Birth Defects of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), among others. In 1999, a plan to establish...

pregnancies that continue after misoprostol failure are more likely to have birth defects and are usually followed up with surgical intervention. Most large studies...

heart defects and in treatment of erectile dysfunction. Some babies are born with heart defects which compromise blood flow to the body. In some defects, including...

infant mortality in the United States was birth defects. Other leading causes of infant mortality include birth asphyxia, pneumonia, neonatal infection...

the Conservative Mennonite Conference maintains, "The prevention of pregnancy when feasible by birth control with pre-fertilization methods is acceptable...

investigator of the CDC funded Birth Defects Surveillance project. Musoke is currently the international vice chair of the US, National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

and downward pointing of the eyes. Hydrocephalus can occur due to birth defects (primary) or can develop later in life (secondary). Hydrocephalus can...

a prescription, for couples nationwide. Sanger established a network of dozens of birth control clinics across the country, which provided reproductive...

long-term negative health outcomes from pesticide exposure including birth defects, fetal death, neurodevelopmental disorders, cancer, and neurologic illness...

Congenital Malformation". MedicineNet.com. Birth Defects Research. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Preventing Infant Mortality". Hhs.gov. 2006-06-06...

were discrepancies to Dr. Burt’s work with inconsistencies in the twin's birth dates  particularly with the absence of records for twins to participate...