Specific Birth Defects | Birth Defects | NCBDDD | CDC

Specific Birth Defects | Birth Defects | NCBDDD | CDC

Major birth defects are structural changes in one or more parts of the body. They are present at birth. They can have a serious, adverse effect on the health, development, or functional ability of the baby.

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Information about Specific Birth Defects

• Anencephaly
• Anotia/Microtia
• Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
• Congenital Heart Defects
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect
  • Coarctation of the Aorta
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Tricuspid Atresia
  • Truncus Arteriosus
  • Ventricular Septal Defect
• Craniosynostosis
• Down Syndrome
• Encephalocele
• Gastroschisis
• Hypospadias
• Omphalocele
• Spina Bifida
• Upper and Lower Limb Reduction Defects

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