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Birth Defects in Babies More Common In Overweight and Obese Moms by Linda Posted Thu 12 Feb 2009 12:00am to the development of congenital abnormalities in babies, such as neural tube defects, spina bifida, heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate. Babies born to obese mothers are at risk of being too large and have an increased risk of perinatal death. It is suggested that as many as one in five infant deaths in the United States are from birth defects. Read on »

Baby Bites: Registry Seeks to Link Celiac Disease to Birth Defects by Vanessa M. Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Thu 03 Jul 2008 1:14pm to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a birth defect is an abnormality of structure, function, or metabolism (body chemistry) present at birth that results in physical... babies are born each year with a major structural birth defect. There are two categories of birth defects. Structural birth defects are related to body parts and generally result Read on »

200 Chemicals Found In Newborns. Could Toxins Be A Cause Of Increased Birth Defects, Especially In Pre-Term Babies? by Robin P. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm babies born in the United States are more than twice as likely to have a major birth defect than full-term infants. The researchers tracked nearly 7 million babies born between... babies -- those born between 24 and 31 weeks gestation. Researchers state that pre -term birth affects about 12 percent of infants born in the United States. And birth defects Read on »

CDC Data & Statistics | Feature: Birth defects were top cause of infant death in most recent data release. by Jodi K. Posted Wed 27 Jan 2010 4:18pm , such as miscarriage or stillbirth. National Birth Defects Prevention Month The top 10 causes of infant deaths in 2006 were birth defects (5,819); low birth weight... is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Birth defects affect approximately one in 33 newborns and are a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States (1, 2). Lifetime care Read on »

Leading Cause of Infant Death - Congenital Birth Defects by Robin P. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm The leading cause of infant death in the U.S. results from congenital birth defects. Three to five percent of all U.S. babies are born with birth defects according to CDC figures in 2004. Another way of looking at it is one in every thirty three babies has a birth defect. Birth defects can affect any part of the body such as heart defects or neural Read on »

Environmental Factors in Birth Defects: What We Need to Know by Environmental Health Posted Wed 30 Sep 2009 9:00pm European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies A Sampling of Environmental Agents Studied in Relation to Birth Defects This list is not a comprehensive catalog of all... birth defects are the largest single cause of infant deaths. But reliable numbers for both defects and cases remain unclear, due in large part to a lack of funding, coordinated Read on »

IVF-->slight increase in risk of birth defects by Linda MacDonald Glenn Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 10:28pm According to a new study from the University of Iowa, babies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a slightly increased risk of major birth defects (eg, heart or muscle and skeletal defects) compared with babies made the old-fashioned way. The increase is slight--a risk of 6.2% for babies conceived through IVF, versus 4.4% for naturally Read on »

Research links rise in Falluja birth defects and cancers to US assault/ The Guardian by Meryl Nass Posted Fri 31 Dec 2010 9:54am deformity, such as a neural tune defect – which affects the brain and lower limbs – cardiac, or skeletal abnormalities, or cancers. No other city in Iraq has anywhere near the same... insurgents. Photograph: Scott Nelson/Getty Images A study examining the causes of a dramatic spike in birth defects in the Iraqi city of Falluja has for the first time Read on »

Experts Believe Many Birth Defects Are Preventable by HealthFinder Posted Fri 02 Jul 2010 10:00am Dr. Adolfo Correa, medical supervisor for the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. "In some of the babies that are born with congenital heart... up a fourth to a third of all birth defects, according to the CDC. About 1 of every 100 to 200 babies is born with a heart defect. Heart defects are more common because Read on »

January is National Birth Defect Prevention Month by Kiwi Patient Expert

Posted Tue 19 Jan 2010 12:00am Did you know that every year, 1 in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects? While some are caused by unknown factors, many can be prevented. January is National Birth Defect Prevention Month, so educate yourself on the best preventative measures: Getting enough folic acid is essential for the proper formation of your Read on »