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Women’s health Wednesday: Birth defects awareness month

January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month. Greater awareness can help improve the lives of those living with these ...
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National Birth Defects Prevention Month Highlights Importance of Lifelong Care and Awareness

January marks National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and local organizations are working together to raise awareness about ...

ND Health and Human Services recognizing National Birth Defects Awareness Month

According to the CDC, a baby is born with a major birth defect every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. North Dakota Health and Human ...
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Local practitioners promote Birth Defects Awareness

Practitioners who treat mothers and babies before and after birth are uniting to spread the word about birth defects. The ...
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Most women under 50 have birth defect risks that can be lowered, CDC finds

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points ...

Building awareness about birth defects

Visakhapatnam: Marking National Birth Defects Prevention Month, experts underline the need to raise awareness about congenital conditions that affect millions of families worldwide.With the ...
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A new California law requires tortillas to include an extra ingredient. Here’s why

Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.