Quick Facts:
Birth Defects
Birth defects are generally referred to as abnormalities of structure, function or metabolism (body chemistry) present at birth that result in physical or mental disabilities, or death.
 | Every 4 1/2 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States.
| | | In 2008, birth defects accounted for about 1 in 4 infant deaths in Las Vegas.
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Source
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National Center for Health Statistics, period linked birth/infant death data.
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Annual number of birth defects based on estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Retrieved May 21, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
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