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Intersex - which occurs in 1-2% of the population - refers to a condition in which individuals have sex characteristics that ...
Anemia is a major global health concern, particularly affecting women of childbearing age, with prevalence rates between ...
Dakota Braithwaite was born with bladder exstrophy - a birth defect where the bladder is exposed outside the body through an ...
On Sunday, the Annual Heart of Illinois Congenital Defect Walk was held at Peoria’s Riverfront. Each year, the walk is held ...
Every year, approximately 2,000 children in South Africa are born with clubfoot, a congenital condition that, if left ...
A COUPLE of young parents have been though a rollercoaster journey after their newborn baby was born with a rare heart condition and given ...
Purpose: To examine utilization of genetic counseling after diagnosis of a birth defect in 2004 ... 288 of the cases in the 2004 cohort were born; however, the utilization (elsewhere) by these ...
Corina and Destiny lost their first child, Ahi o Te Aroha, at six months old. Although genetic testing identified a variant ...
The total birth prevalence of NTDs was 9.8 (95% CI 9.2, 10.4) per 10 000 total births. The prevalence was lower among babies born to mothers aged 30–39 ... to support the prevention of neural tube ...
Nikki DeLoach discusses her new movie 'Home Turf' and her advocacy work for congenital heart defect awareness inspired by her ...