Sentences with phrase «common types of birth defects»

Neural tube defects are actually one of the most common types of birth defects that occur in the United States.

According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting 8 in 1,000 newborns.

«Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defects — affecting more than 35,000 newborn babies in the United States each year,» said Dr. Bruneau, who is the associate director of cardiovascular research at Gladstone, an independent and nonprofit biomedical - research organization.

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Spina bifida is the most common of this type of birth defect.