birth defect
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Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect, affecting about 1 in 100 babies born each year.
From Science Daily β Aug. 13, 2026
Mr. Rodríguez Castro, known as “El Cangrejo”—the crab—because of a birth defect, never finished school.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 22, 2026
The same week the ban took effect in September, Dr. Lori Day said, she saw a patient whose OB-GYN had discovered signs of a deadly birth defect at her 20-week anatomy scan.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 21, 2023
There’s a spectrum, because it’s not just one type of birth defect.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 9, 2022
From the moment she learned that she was pregnant, my grandmother was again tormented by fears that the baby would suffer a hideous birth defect.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
