A nonprofit organization originally established to conquer polio that since 1958 has been funding research and innovative programs to save babies from birth defects, premature birth, and low birth weight. The March of Dimes was founded i.. Read More
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A group of birth defects that occur in the first month of pregnancy, when the structure that develops into the brain and spinal cord is forming. Normally, this structure folds into a tube by the 29th day after conception, but if the tube do.. Read More
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One of the centers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that collects, analyzes, and distributes data on BIRTH DEFECTS and developmental disabilities, including information on causes, incidence, and prevalence. The center.. Read More
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A virus carried by hamsters and wild or lab mice that is not harmful to adults, but that can cause birth defects in unborn children whose mothers contract the virus. LCMV was first identified in 1933 in a woman who was thought to have a for.. Read More
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