Health Topics

Birth Defects
Health information topics about Birth Defects:

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Abnormalities
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000013&recruiting...

Coping

    1. When Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/baby_has_birth_defect.html

    2. Peer Contact for Parents of Children with Congenit
    Amputee Coalition of America
    http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/PC_congenital_amputations.html...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

    1. Amniocentesis
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_520.asp

    2. Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_521.asp

    3. Ultrasound
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/159_523.asp

Directories

    1. US Clinic Directory Search
    Children's Health Care System, Seattle
    http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=yLoqrsrCVms-M&fcn=y&...

    2. State Map Page
    National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center
    http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources/consumer/statemap.htm

    3. Qualified Centers
    Children's Craniofacial Association
    http://www.ccakids.com/prgQC.asp

    4. Find a Teratogen Information Service
    Organization of Teratology Information Services
    http://www.otispregnancy.org/otis_find_a_tis.htm

    5. Laboratory Directory-GeneReviews
    Children's Health Care System, Seattle
    http://www.genetests.org/servlet/access?id=8888891&key=xW0l31Z2a4hTc&fcn=y&...

Genetics

    1. Genetics Home Reference: Genetic Conditions
    National Library of Medicine
    http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/ghr/conditionsByName

    2. Multifactorial Inheritance
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4138.asp

    3. Common Forms of Inheritance
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4136.asp

Organizations

    1. Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation

    http://www.cdlsusa.org/

    2. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

    http://www.marchofdimes.com/

    3. Children's Craniofacial Association

    http://www.ccakids.com/

    4. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental

    http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/

    5. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel

    http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

    6. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S

    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

    7. National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource C

    http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/

    8. Organization of Teratology Information Services

    http://www.otispregnancy.org

    9. Save Babies Through Screening Foundation

    http://www.savebabies.org/

Overviews

    1. Descriptions of Leading Categories of Birth Defect
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/680_2168.asp

    2. Birth Defects
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/birth_defects.html

    3. Birth Defects
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1206.asp

Prevention/Screening

    1. Maternal Blood Screening for Down Syndrome and Neu
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1166.asp

    2. Folic Acid Frequently Asked Questions
    National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    http://www.cdc.gov/doc.do?id=0900f3ec8000d558

Related Issues

    1. Accutane and Other Retinoids
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1168.asp

    2. Food-Borne Risks in Pregnancy
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1152.asp

    3. Organization of Teratology Information Services Fa
    Organization of Teratology Information Services
    http://www.otispregnancy.org/otis_fact_sheets.htm

    4. Pregnancy and the Drug Dilemma
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/301_preg.html

    5. Thalidomide: New Uses for a Notorious Drug
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01507

    6. Amniotic Fluid Abnormalities
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_4536.asp

    7. What You Can Do to Keep Germs from Harming You or
    National Center for Infectious Diseases
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/gbs/PDFs/What%20you%20can%20do-English%20200...

    8. Common Concerns and Exposures
    Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction
    http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/ccae_index.html

    9. What Is a Neonatologist?
    American Academy of Pediatrics
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCIGME8GD&sub_...

Research

    1. Birth Defects Research
    National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/bdres.htm

    2. Congenital Causes of Venous Thrombosis--Classifica
    American College of Physicians
    http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/138/2/I-39

    3. Loratadine and Hypospadias: Data from the National
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040319.htm

    4. Maternal Obesity and Risk for Birth Defects
    National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/factsheets/pediatrics/Pediatrics_maternal_obesity...

    5. Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
    http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/birth_defects.cfm

    6. Do Multivitamin Supplements Reduce the Risk for Di
    National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/factsheets/pediatrics/Pediatrics_Diabetesvitamin....

Specific Conditions

    1. Williams Syndrome
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/williams/williams.htm

    2. Craniofacial Syndrome Descriptions
    Children's Craniofacial Association
    http://www.ccakids.com/syn.asp

    3. Congenital Torticollis (Twisted Neck)
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
    http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=259&topcategory=Nec...

    4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
    Children's Hospital Boston
    http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2ZtopicDisplay.cfm?Topic=Congenita...

    5. Congenital Abnormalities of the Upper Extremity
    American Society for Surgery of the Hand
    http://www.assh.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Patients_and_Public/Congenital_D...

    6. Clubfoot and Other Foot Deformities
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1211.asp

    7. What Is a Large (Giant) Congenital Nevus?
    Nevus Outreach, Inc.
    http://www.nevus.org/home/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=2

    8. Chromosomal Abnormalities
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1209.asp

    9. Cervical Teratoma
    Children's Hospital Boston
    http://www.childrenshospital.org/cfapps/A2ZtopicDisplay.cfm?Topic=Cervical%...

    10. Cephalic Disorders Information Page
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cephalic_disorders/cephalic_disorders.ht...

    11. Cephalic Disorders Fact Sheet
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cephalic_disorders/detail_cephalic_disor...

    12. Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
    Foundation Fighting Blindness
    http://www.blindness.org/visiondisorders/causes.asp?x=1&DiseaseID=27

    13. Ambiguous Genitalia
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00750

    14. Achondroplasia
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1204.asp

    15. Craniosynostosis
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/craniosynostosis/craniosynostosis.htm

    16. Crouzon Syndrome (Craniofacial Dysostosis)
    Cleft Palate Foundation
    http://www.cleftline.org/publications/cruozon.htm

    17. What I Need to Know about Hirschsprung's Dise
    National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
    http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hirschsprungs_ez/index.htm

    18. Waardenburg Syndrome
    National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
    http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/waard.asp

    19. Intestinal Malrotation
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/digestive/malrotation.html

    20. Undescended Testicles
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/637.xml

    21. Treacher Collins Syndrome
    Cleft Palate Foundation
    http://www.cleftline.org/publications/treacherCollins.htm

    22. Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (Bubble Boy Disea
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/allergies/severe_immunodeficiency.html...

    23. Mobius Syndrome (Congenital Facial Diplegia)
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/mobius/mobius.htm

    24. Late-Appearing Defects
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/4439_4139.asp

    25. Klippel-Feil Syndrome
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
    http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/klippel_feil/klippel_feil.htm

    26. Information about Pierre Robin Sequence/Complex
    Cleft Palate Foundation
    http://www.cleftline.org/publications/pierreRobin.htm

    27. Horseshoe Kidney
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00859

    28. Hearing Loss
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/681_1232.asp

    29. FAQs about CdLS
    Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation
    http://www.cdlsusa.org/about_cdls/faq.html

Statistics

    1. FASTATS: Birth Defects
    National Center for Health Statistics
    http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/bdefects.htm

    2. Leading Categories of Birth Defects
    March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
    http://www.marchofdimes.com/aboutus/680_2164.asp

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