Fact Sheets about Birth Defects

10 Things You Should Know About Birth Defects [PDF – 863KB]
Learn important facts about birth defects.

5 Things You Need to Know about Congential Heart Defects [PDF – 932KB]
Learn important facts about congential heart defects in newborns.

Folic Acid
Folic acid can help prevent major birth defects of the baby’s brain and spine. CDC has materials for women, healthcare providers, and others on the benefits of folic acid.

Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, and a range of lifelong disorders, known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). CDC has materials for women, healthcare providers, and others on alcohol use in pregnancy and FASDs.

Got diabetes? Thinking about having a baby? [PDF – 1 MB]
View, download, and print this brochure about diabetes and pregnancy.

Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy [PDF – 1 MB]
View, download, and print this brochure about gestational diabetes and pregnancy.

CDC’s Birth Defects Activities [PDF – 271 KB]
View, download, and print this one page overview of CDC’s birth defects activities.

CDC’s State-Based Birth Defects Tracking Activities [PDF – 604 KB]
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CDC’s Birth Defects Research: Centers for Birth Defects Research and Prevention [PDF – 1,012 KB]
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CDC’s National Birth Defects Prevention Study [PDF – 515 KB]
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CDC’s National Birth Defects Prevention Study Accomplishments [PDF – 271 KB]
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CDC’s Birth Defects Research: Birth Defects Study to Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS [PDF – 413 KB]
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CDC’s Birth Defects Activities: Medication Use During Pregnancy/Treating for Two Initiative [PDF – 1 MB]
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