Learn about Specific Birth Defects

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Major birth defects are structural changes in one or more parts of the body. They are present at birth. They can have a serious, adverse effect on the health, development, or functional ability of the baby.

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Information about Specific Birth Defects

Anencephaly

Anotia

Microtia

Cleft Lip

Cleft Palete

Atrial Septic Defect

Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Coarctation of the Aorta

D-Transposition of the Great Arteries

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum

Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect

Tetralogy of Fallot

Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

Tricuspid Atresia

Truncus Arteriosus

Ventricular Septal Defect

Sagittal Craniosynotosis

Coronal Craniosynostosis

Diaphragmatic Hernia

Encephalocele

Esophageal Atresia

Gastroschisis

Hypospadias

Omphalocele

Spina Bifida

Page last reviewed: December 5, 2019
Content source:  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention