Birth defects From: International Journal of Childbirth Education | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: King, Dale | Copyright INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Sep 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Fortunately birth defects occur in only a small percentage of newborns, but we must still try to understand the causes of birth defects to help prevent them and to help those who are born with them. The following studies aid in this understanding by looking at the childbearing and survival rates of men and women born with birth defects. Both studies deal not with one specific type of birth defect but with a range of birth defects recorded at the time of birth or during the ...

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