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  1. Congenital heart defects in children - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Learn about symptoms, tests and treatments for children born with a problem in the structure of the heart (congenital heart defect).

  2. Women's Wellness: Folic acids and other ways to help avoid birth defects - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Every 4½ minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the U.S. and birth defects happen in about 3 percent to 4 percent of pregnancies. These are figures ...

  3. Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating birth defects before a baby is born

    Before a baby is born, early intervention using fetal surgery can treat life-threatening birth defects and improve outcomes in some cases. Fetal surgeons at ...

  4. Infectious Diseases A-Z: Babies born with Zika-related birth defects - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Among pregnant women in the U.S. with confirmed Zika virus, about 1 in 10 had a fetus or baby with birth defects. That's according to a new report by the ...

  5. Ventricular septal defect (VSD) - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    It's a common heart problem present at birth (congenital heart defect). The hole occurs in the wall that separates the heart's lower chambers (ventricles).

  6. Premature birth - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    A premature birth means a baby is born too early. ... Preterm babies may be more likely than full-term babies to have defects with the hard outer covering of the ...

  7. Spina bifida - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Also, being born with a neural tube defect increases the chance of giving birth to a child with spina bifida. However, most babies with spina bifida are ...

  8. Tetralogy of Fallot - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Congenital heart defects and pregnancy. People born with a complex congenital heart defect may be at risk for complications during pregnancy. Talk to your ...

  9. Cleft lip and cleft palate - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    They most commonly occur as isolated birth defects but are also associated with many inherited genetic conditions or syndromes. Having a baby born with a ...

  10. Epilepsy and pregnancy: What you need to know - Mayo Clinic

    The medication you take during pregnancy can affect your baby. Birth defects — including cleft palate, neural tube defects, skeletal problems, and heart and ...