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Birth Defects

Birth defects are abnormalities that occur in babies which affect how the body looks, works or both. They can be structural or functional in nature.

Early Awareness, Better Care: Combating Birth Defects Together

Early Awareness, Better Care: Combating Birth Defects Together

Looking to prevent birth defects, addiction, and diet-related diseases? It all starts with early awareness and proper care.

Cancer Survivorship's Impact on Birth Defects

Cancer Survivorship's Impact on Birth Defects

Cracking the code of cancer survivorship is revealed by a discovery of birth defects.

New Zealand Fortifies Bread With Folic Acid to Prevent Birth Defects

New Zealand Fortifies Bread With Folic Acid to Prevent Birth Defects

New Zealand mandates folic acid in non-organic wheat flour to reduce birth defects. With over 70 countries on board, the move aims for healthier futures.

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World Birth Defects Day: Why are Birth Defects So Common in Low and Middle-Income Countries?

World Birth Defects Day: Why are Birth Defects So Common in Low and Middle-Income Countries?

Who is at risk of serious birth defects? Almost 9 out of 10 children living in low/middle-income countries are born with serious birth defects, said World Health Organization (WHO)

National Birth Defects Awareness Month 2023

National Birth Defects Awareness Month 2023

The month of January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month to raise awareness about birth defects and their effects on individuals, parents, and families

Likely Cause of Common Penis Birth Defect Identified

Likely Cause of Common Penis Birth Defect Identified

Tissues samples with mild cases of hypospadias (male birth defect) had a greater degree of epigenetic alterations, revealed study.

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Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Birth Defects in Fetal Ultrasound Images

Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Birth Defects in Fetal Ultrasound Images

Artificial intelligence (AI) can detect cystic hygroma, a birth defect, prenatally during an ultrasound.

Researchers Reveal How Epilepsy Medication Causes Birth Defects

Researchers Reveal How Epilepsy Medication Causes Birth Defects

Valproic acid (VPA), an antiepileptic drug, keeps nervous system cells from growing and dividing correctly, researchers found.

Does Fathers’ Diabetes Increase the Risk of Birth Defects on Babies?

Does Fathers’ Diabetes Increase the Risk of Birth Defects on Babies?

Some diabetic drugs such as metformin and their usage in men may damage sperm development and possess a higher risk of birth defects.

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World Birth Defects Day: Defects And How to Reduce Them

World Birth Defects Day: Defects And How to Reduce Them

Birth defects are very common these days. While it's not possible to prevent all birth defects, one can reduce the risk by following certain healthy practices.

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Scimitar Syndrome: A Rare Congenital Heart Defect

Scimitar Syndrome: A Rare Congenital Heart Defect

Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital heart defect where the pulmonary veins connect to the inferior vena cava instead of the left atrium.

Birth Defect - Structural Defects

Birth Defect - Structural Defects

A structural birth defect means that a specific body part is missing or mal-formed during the embryonic development.

Environmental Birth Defects

Environmental Birth Defects

Birth defects caused due to environmental teratogens like drugs, microorganisms or exposure to radiation are called as environmental birth defects.

Multifactorial Birth Defects

Multifactorial Birth Defects

Encyclopedia section of medindia gives in brief General Info about About Multifactorial Birth Defects.

Metabolic Defects

Metabolic Defects

Metabolism is the sum total of all chemical and physical changes that take place in any organism that enables it to function and grow.

Birth Defects - Infections

Birth Defects - Infections

Birth defects are abnormalities, which occur before the birth of the baby and can be caused due to genetic, environmental and other unknown reasons.

Birth Defect - Genetic

Birth Defect - Genetic

Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder which is one of the leading causes of dwarfism

Quiz on Birth Defects

Quiz on Birth Defects

Birth defects are structural or functional abnormalities that happen while a baby is developing in the mother's body. Most birth defects occur during the first trimester of pregnancy. Main categories of birth defects include structural birth defects ...

Infographics on Down Syndrome

Infographics on Down Syndrome

Down syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal disorder. Down syndrome Infographic captures all the key data you need to know about the Down syndrome

Neural Tube Defects

Neural Tube Defects

Neural tube defects are abnormalities that affect the brain, spine and spinal column of the developing embryo and appear during the first month of pregnancy.

Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis is a condition where the bones of the skull are fused together prematurely affecting the development of the skull.

Ectopia Cordis [EC] is an extremely rare birth defect in which the heart is abnormally located either partially or totally outside the chest cavity.

Polymelia is a rare birth defect in which a baby is born with more than the usual number of limbs. Polymelia can be prevented with proper prenatal screening.

Annular Pancreas / Duodenal Birth Defect

Annular Pancreas / Duodenal Birth Defect

Gastrointestinal surgery, Gastroenterology, Medical Genetics

Anencephaly is a neural tube defect (NTD), in which a baby is born with an underdeveloped brain and skull. Major portions of the brain may be missing or completely absent. Sadly, there is no treatment for this condition.

Pentalogy of Cantrell (Birth Disorder)

Pentalogy of Cantrell (Birth Disorder)

Pentalogy of Cantrell or thoracoabdominal syndrome is an extremely rare birth disorder involving defects in the coverings of the organs within the abdominal cavity, the heart and its covering membrane, the breastbone and diaphragm. The exact cause ...

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