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Not all birth defects can be prevented, but a woman can take some actions that increase her chance of having a healthy baby.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

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This consumer information document provides general information on the various types of birth defects and includes causes, detection and diagnosis, treatment and prevention.... Details >

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  

This page links to information on fetal alcohol syndrome, folic acid, smoking, medications, and genetics and the role they play in birth defects.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

This document provides information on the causes of, types of, and treatments for birth defects.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Learn about genetic factors and genetic disorders and the prevention of birth defects, developmental disabilities, and other unique conditions in children.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

This list provides Native families, providers, and community members with information, resources, and services related to the prevention and treatment of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) availa... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

This web page highlights CDC's partnership with state health departments and universities for the purpose of identifying FAS cases and developing prevention programs.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Whether you are a husband, a partner, a relative, or a friend of a woman of childbearing age, you can help give her the support, encouragement, and information she may need to have a healthy baby. Thi... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

Native men can have an important role in preventing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), mild to severe development problems that may affect a fetus when a woman drinks during pregnancy. ... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

Native women can help themselves and others have alcohol-free pregnancies and prevent “fetal alcohol spectrum disorders” (FASD), mild to severe problems affecting a baby that include lifelong physical... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

This information helps define fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and provides strategies for Native community members to use to promote alcohol-free pregnancies.... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

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The mission of the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, birth defects, disability, and death resulting from i... Details >

National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Although we do not know the cause of most birth defects, the good news is that we know how to prevent some birth defects. Learn what you can do during your pregnancy to help prevent birth defects.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

The Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction CERHR web site is your resource for the latest information about potentially hazardous effects of chemicals on human reproduction and devel... Details >

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health

This brochure for Native adolescents explains what FASD is and how preventing it can make a community stronger. It encourages adolescents to learn more about FASD and to share information with others ... Details >

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence

Approximately 150,000 children are born every year in the United States affected by one or more birth defects. Although the cause of over 60% of birth defects are not known, there are things that you ... Details >

American Pregnancy Association  

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The B vitamin folic acid helps prevent birth defects. If a woman has enough folic acid in her body before she is pregnant, it can help prevent major birth defects of her baby’s brain and spine.... Details >

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities