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  2. List of congenital disorders - Wikipedia

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    Heart disorders (Congenital heart defects) Hemifacial microsomia; Holoprosencephaly; Huntington's disease; ... List of ICD-9 codes 740–759: congenital anomalies;

  3. Birth defect - Wikipedia

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    The CDC and National Birth Defect Project studied the incidence of birth defects in the US. Key findings include: [ citation needed ] Down syndrome was the most common condition with an estimated prevalence of 14.47 per 10,000 live births, implying about 6,000 diagnoses each year.

  4. Birth injury - Wikipedia

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    Birth injuries must be distinguished from birth defects. "Birth defect" refers to damage that occurs while the fetus is in the womb, which may be caused by genetic mutations, infections, or exposure to toxins. There are more than 4,000 types of birth defects. [2]

  5. VACTERL association - Wikipedia

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    The VACTERL association (also VATER association, and less accurately VACTERL syndrome) refers to a recognized group of birth defects which tend to co-occur (see below).This pattern is a recognized association, as opposed to a syndrome, because there is no known pathogenetic cause to explain the grouped incidence.

  6. Duodenal atresia - Wikipedia

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    Newborns present with bilious or non-bilous vomiting (depending on where in the duodenum the obstruction is) within the first 24 to 48 hours after birth, typically after their first oral feeding. Radiography shows a distended stomach and distended duodenum, which are separated by the pyloric valve, a finding described as the double-bubble sign .

  7. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia - Wikipedia

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    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm.The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm.

  8. Biological mom keeps infant born with rare birth defect after ...

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    But on January 11, when Fisher gave birth, doctor's diagnosed her baby with a rare condition called Treacher Collins syndrome, which is a rare congenital disorder characterized by facial, such as ...

  9. Congenital syphilis - Wikipedia

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    Of the 660,000 congenital syphilis cases reported in 2016, 143,000 resulted in deaths of unborn babies, 61,000 deaths of newborn babies, 41,000 low birth weights or preterm births, and 109,000 young children diagnosed with congenital syphilis. [15]