Sentences with phrase «cent of the birth defects»

Yet simple health measures could prevent up to 70 per cent of the birth defects, the report says.

Not exact matches

It found that only 39 per cent of the major defects reported in the records were also entered on the birth certificates.

Thus, only 28 per cent of defects detected at birth and recorded in hospital records were accurately reported on birth certificates, the data source for the National Center for Health Statistics and the Center for Disease Control.

After adjusting for gender, income, ethnicity and socio - economic status, they found that a 1 per cent increase in birth defects was associated with an average increase of 283 per cent in cases of ASD.

Several studies in Brazil, where up to 75 per cent of clandestine abortions involve misoprostol, suggest the drug causes birth defects such as fused joints, growth retardation and a condition known as Möbius syndrome, which is characterised by paralysis of the face.