(Birth defect) a problem that happens while the baby is developing in the mother’s body. It may affect how the body looks, works or both. It can be found before birth, at birth, or anytime after birth. Birth defects can vary from mild to severe.
(birth defect) a defect that is present at birth
A physical or biochemical abnormality that is present at birth and that may be inherited or the result of environmental influence
Congenital disorder or anomaly involves defects in or damage to a developing fetus. It may be the result of genetic abnormalities, the intrauterine (uterus) environment, errors of morphogenesis, infection, or a chromosomal abnormality.
A very young child, esp. one newly or recently born
(baby) pamper: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
(baby) a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "the baby began to cry again"; "she held the baby in her arms"; "it sounds simple, but when you have your own baby it is all so different"
A young or newly born animal
The youngest member of a family or group
(baby) the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court"
Congressional Briefing on Congenital Heart Defects (CHD)
Dr. Geoffrey Rosenthal (left) of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Dr. Matthew Oster of the Emory University School of Medicine chat during the event. During his presentation, Dr. Rosenthal told the audience, “The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities focuses public health tools on the problems facing our most vulnerable citizens: babies, children, and people with disabilities. In my view, the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities is a national treasure … We have much more work to do. People are dying every day across our country because of congenital heart defects. By passing the Congenital Heart Futures Act, the federal government has created a roadmap to success.”
Congressional Briefing on Congenital Heart Defects (CHD)
Dr. O. Marion Burton of the American Academy of Pediatrics talks with Dr. Coleen Boyle, director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, prior to the briefing. One of things discussed during the event was the importance of the partnership between their two groups on this issue that affects so many Americans. As Dr. Boyle noted: “NCBDDD’s birth defects tracking program shows that congenital heart defects are the most prevalent type of birth defect, affecting nearly one percent babies born in the United States each year. That’s 40,000 babies each year born with a heart defect.”