Birth Defects Resources

Medicine.net http://www.medicinenet.com
Medicine.net provides valuable information about birth defects, including toxic exposure, statistics, and the latest medical news.

Birth Defect Research for Children http://www.birthdefects.org
This website provides parents and expectant parents with information about the most common categories of birth defects. On this website users will also find the National Birth Defect Registry - a research project that studies associations between birth defects and exposures to teratogens, radiation, medication, alcohol, smoking, chemicals, pesticides, lead, mercury, dioxin, and other environmental toxins.

March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.com
The March of Dimes offers a comprehensive guide to the prevention and care for birth defects. A newsletter, e-mail advice, and on-line chat, are offered to users of this website.

Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd
This is a national research organization dedicated to the prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities as well as improving the health and wellness of people with disabilities.

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