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Preventing Birth Defects

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CDC works to identify causes of birth defects and opportunities to prevent them. By applying a public health approach incorporating three essential elements—surveillance or disease tracking, research to identify causes, and prevention research and programs—we can rapidly translate scientific findings into appropriate public health interventions.

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Birth Defects - Facts

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CDC works to identify causes of birth defects and opportunities to prevent them. By applying a public health approach incorporating three essential elements—surveillance or disease tracking, research to identify causes, and prevention research and programs—we can rapidly translate scientific findings into appropriate public health interventions.

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CDC - Features -Birth Defects Findings - NCBDDD

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The journal Pediatrics has published a new CDC article: "Maternal Smoking and Congenital Heart Defects in the Baltimore-Washington Infant Study". You can read the abstract of the article here. Following is a summary of the findings from this article.

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Screening for Heart Defects: A Mother’s Story - CDC Features

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In the US, about 1 in every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect. About 25% of these heart defects are critical congenital heart defects. Read one mother’s story about her son’s critical congenital heart defect.

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Birth Defects are Critical | CDC Features

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January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Birth defects are critical conditions that can cause lifelong challenges. Sometimes they can be life-threatening, causing about 1 in every 5 deaths during the first year of life.

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Birth Defects are Common | CDC Features

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January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Birth defects are common, affecting 1 in every 33 babies born in the United States. Help increase awareness in your community.

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Birth Defects are Costly | CDC Features

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January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. Hospitalization for birth defects costs the U.S. over $2.6 billion annually. This cost is higher when including the financial and emotional impact of living with birth defects.

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Announcements: National Birth Defects Prevention Month andFolic Acid Awareness Week - January 2014

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