Article: MORE SCOTS BABIES HAVE BIRTH DEFECTS; Doctors call for more research.(News)

Article: Half of Scots babies born to older mothers
The Scotsman;  May 31, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... is no reason why you shouldn't have a healthy baby. There is a higher risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome or birth defects but there are much better testing facilities these days," she said. The NHS statistics show that more than a quarter of ...

Article: Birth defects
International Journal of Childbirth Education;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...STATISTICS Fortunately birth defects occur in only a small percentage ... try to understand the causes of birth defects to help prevent them and to help ... rates of men and women born with birth defects. Both studies deal not with one ...

Article: Birth defects surveillance registries in the United ...
International Journal of Childbirth Education;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... born with a serious birth defect, and birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality ... alcohol syndrome, both preventable birth defects. The statistics are staggering in ... family, and community affected. Birth defects affect babies of all racial, ethnic ...

Article: Birth Defects
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions;      700+ words ...Birth Defects How Do Hereditary Factors Cause Birth Defects? How Do Environmental Factors Cause Birth Defects? How Do Doctors Diagnose Birth Defects? How Do Doctors Treat Birth Defects? How Do Doctors and Parents-to-Be Prevent Birth Defects ...

Article: Birth defects information lacking, survey finds.
State Health Watch;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Birth defects information lacking, survey finds ... better job of tracking and preventing birth defects, they could make significant strides ... on efforts to monitor and research birth defects. More than half the states received ...

Article: Birth Defects and Military Service Since 1990
Military Medicine;  February 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT The National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) is an ongoing ... case-control study of over 30 major birth defects, and is one of the largest studies of the causes of birth defects to date. Data from it were examined ...

Article: Birth Defects Research
Tennessee TRIBUNE, The;  March 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... The 03-02-2005 To prevent birth defects, we need to learn more about ... Isotretinoin) can cause severe birth defects if used during pregnancy ... Isotretinoin) is known to cause birth defects, the package carries clear ...