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World Birth Defects Day: Take joy in what your child can do, seek early intervention, say doctors
March 07, 2023 7:10 am
Jointly organised by the district early intervention centre, Aundh district hospital, and the Birth Defects and Childhood Disability Research Centre, Pune, the event supported parents whose children are born with health complications.
Born without a food pipe, a 22-month-old boy from Oman was treated in a Hyderabad hospital
April 15, 2022 9:02 pm
Wafi was flown in from Oman in a "very critical condition"
Birth defects: Early intervention can help children
March 05, 2021 8:37 pm
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), out of every 100 babies born in India annually, 6 to 7 have a birth defect.
World Birth Defects Day: Structured treatment protocols can help manage and prevent birth defects
March 03, 2021 2:28 pm
World Birth Defects Day is celebrated every year on March 3 to raise awareness for congenital disorders.
Birth defects: Causes, symptoms and prevention
December 11, 2019 9:02 am
Many congenital conditions are genetic in nature but it can also be caused by problems during the development of the foetus. Exposure to toxins during pregnancy is a major risk factor for errors in fetal development.
Two in 100 infants in India born with congenital defects: Study
February 07, 2016 9:35 am
The study is being funded by the University Grants Commission project under its University with Potential for Excellence programme.
Dad's job linked to birth defects in kids
July 18, 2012 6:05 pm
Men with Jobs Artists,photographers run a higher risk of having kids with birth defects.
Suit against Thalidomide maker set for Australia
December 19, 2011 3:14 pm
Given to pregnant women in 1950s for morning sickness,Thalidomide caused several birth defects.
Gene linked to birth defects 'identified'
May 31, 2010 10:25 am
In what could be called a major breakthrough,scientists claim to have identified a gene which is linked to birth defects in many individuals.
Your age on your page
November 21, 2009 2:51 am
A study published in Fertility and Sterility has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction.
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