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- Birth Defect Research for Children - Birth Defect Research for Children (BDRC)provides birth defect information, parent networking, resource referral and news updates on birth defect prevention. BDRC sponsors the National Birth Defect Registry, a project that collects data for birth defect research.
- Arkansas Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention - This organization works to reduce the prevalence of birth defects and their economic, social, and psychological impact in Arkansas and the United States.
- Kentucky Folic Acid Partnership - Kentucky's campaign to increase awareness of the B vitamin folic acid for birth defects prevention and to address other perinatal health issues, such as premature births.
- National Birth Defects Prevention Network - Information about the organization, news, publications and upcoming meetings. Links to state monitoring programs, national as well as international. Instructions for joining the email list.
- How Folate Can Help Prevent Birth Defects - Information from the FDA on the importance of folic acid supplementation before pregnancy.
- Kiss It Make It Better: Vitamin A and Birth Defects - Includes information on possible risks pre-formed vitamin A for a pregnant woman.
- Research Explores Environmental Causes of Birth Defects - Article from the Medical College of Wisconsin explains how in most cases, the precise cause of birth defects is unknown. Describes research being conducted at the College.
- Save Babies Through Screening Foundation, Inc. - A non-profit voluntary organization whose mission is to improve the lives of babies by preventing mental retardation and death resulting from disorders detectable through newborn screening.
- Anencephaly Awareness - Possible causes and information for future prevention of this disorder.
- March of Dimes - Resources for reducing infant morality and birth defects. Offers a health library, research, programs and a donation form.
Wikipedia Articles
- Defect of Birth - Defect of Birth was, under former Roman Catholic canon law, a canonical impediment to ordination, stemming from illegitimacy. Under the current 1983 Code of Canon Law, illegitimacy no longer has any canonical implications or consequences.
- Dysmorphic feature - Dysmorphic feature is a medical term referring to a difference of body structure that is suggestive of a congenital disorder, genetic syndrome, or birth defect. A dysmorphic feature can be a minor and isolated birth defect (e.
- ISO/TS 16949 - The aim of ISO/TS16949 is the development of a quality management system that provides for continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the supply chain.
- Disfigurement - Disfigurement is the state of having one's appearance deeply and persistently harmed medically, as from a disease, birth defect, or wound.
- Next Generation Firewall - A recent evolution in the security technology space has been the convergence of intrusion-prevention systems (IPS) and firewall technologies. This has given birth to new technology called Next Generation Firewalls.