Birth-defect Sentence Examples

The urge to write is like a congenital birth defect.

Another very rare birth defect called exstrophy can also increase a person's risk of developing bladder cancer later in life.

Since the specific cause of this birth defect is unknown, there is no way known as of 2004 to prevent biliary atresia.

Neural tube defect, for example, is a birth defect in which the neural tube that forms the spinal cord does not close completely.

In this case, the birth defect usually presented itself as very small, deformed versions of normal limbs.

Laryngomalacia-A birth defect that causes the tissues around the larynx to partially collapse and narrow the air passageway, causing noisy breathing.

About 44,000 infants (about eight of every 1,000 infants or 1 percent of live births) are born every year with congenital cardiovascular defects, the most common birth defect.

For women in the first trimester of pregnancy, there is a high likelihood of the child being born with one or more birth defect.

This is the second most common birth defect in the United States, affecting one out of every 2,000 newborns.

Omphalocele-A birth defect where the bowel and sometimes the liver, protrudes through an opening in the baby's abdomen near the umbilical cord.

Spina bifida-A birth defect (a congenital malformation) in which part of the vertebrae fail to develop completely so that a portion of the spinal cord, which is normally protected within the vertebral column, is exposed.

Although there is a wide range of effects that result from in utero alcohol exposure, the diagnosis of FAS is recognized as the most severe birth defect that occurs.

It is also recommended for women who have already borne children with birth defects, or when either of the parents has a family history of a birth defect for which a diagnostic test is available.

Turner syndrome is a birth defect caused by the absence of an X chromosome in some or all cells of a female, which inhibits sexual development and usually causes infertility.

The development of infection or the presence of a birth defect can also affect long-term prognosis.

Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is a birth defect causing a fatal condition in which there is a reversal, or switch, in the primary connections of the two main (great) blood vessels to the heart, the aorta and pulmonary artery.

Transposition of the great arteries is a birth defect that occurs during fetal development.

An abnormal test result does not necessarily mean that the fetus has a birth defect.

Coloboma-A birth defect in which part of the eye does not form completely.

A cleft lip and/or palate is a birth defect (congenital) of the upper part of the mouth.

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a birth defect in which the trachea is connected to the esophagus.

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a birth defect (congenital anomaly) in which the esophagus, which connects the mouth to the stomach, is shortened and closed off (dead ended) at some point along its length.

Kallman's syndrome is a birth defect in the brain that prevents release of hormones and appears as failure of male puberty.

Screening tests tend to be less invasive and indicate the possibility of a certain genetic disorder or birth defect but do not determine with certainty that the abnormality exists.

Mothers may have difficulty bonding with an infant if prenatal testing suggests the child will have a birth defect or is likely to be mentally retarded and malformed.

A congenital arteriovenous fistula is a rare birth defect that formed during fetal development.

About 1 in 33 babies born in the United States each year will have some form of birth defect.

For this reason, the number of children diagnosed with a birth defect jumps from 3 percent at birth to 10 percent by five years of age.

In 60 percent of cases, the cause of a birth defect is unknown.

Testing can sometimes be performed to determine if a genetic birth defect is likely to be inherited by a couple's future children, but this depends on the type of disorder in question.

Finding out your child has a birth defect can be a devastating experience.

Any abnormality in the structure, function, or metabolism of an infant at birth can be defined as a birth defect.

Oftentimes though, parents are unaware that they carry a particular gene for a genetic birth defect until the infant is born.

Anencephaly is a birth defect involving the brain.