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What is a birth defect or fetal anomaly?

A birth defect is a medical difficulty that occurs during the baby’s development in the uterus.

A fetal anomaly is a medical condition that describes an abnormality with a baby.

Below is a listing of common birth defects and/or fetal anomalies, click on each word to obtain a potential explanation of the medical occurrence.


Birth Defects/Fetal Anomalies:
Achondroplasia
Achondrogenesis
Amniotic constriction bands
Anencephaly
Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
Atrial septal defect
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Congenital heart disease
Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia
Congenital kidney diseases
Craniofacial anomalies
Cystic Hygroma
Dandy Walker malformation
Diaphragmatic hernia
Duodenal atresia
Ectopia Cordis
Encephalocele
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Gastroschisis
Holoprosencephaly
Hydrocephalus
Rh incompatibility
Jeune Syndrome
Meckel-Gruber syndrome
Megaureter
Microcephaly
Multicystic dysplastic kidneys
Myelomeningocele
Omphalocele
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Prune Belly syndrome
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Renal agenesis
Spina bifida
Thanatophoric Dysplasia
Tetralogy of Fallot
Thalassemia major
Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD)
Truncus Arteriosus
Transposition of great vessels
Tricuspid atresia
Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
Trisomy 18 (Edward syndrome)
Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Turner syndrome

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