congenital malformation

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Certain pregnancies were excluded from both groups, including those that ended before 37 weeks, involved multiple babies, or resulted in a child with a major congenital malformation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Anencephaly is a fatal congenital malformation where major parts of the brain and skull fail to form.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

Sonny was born with a congenital malformation that impaired his brain development and needs near continuous care simply to breathe and eat.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

It’s the third-leading cause of infant death behind congenital malformation and low birth weight, and the top killer after the first month.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2019

This condition may therefore result as a sequence to congenital malformation, as in the case of horses that are "saber-legged."

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.