Together we can discover the causes of birth defects.

One in every 33 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth defect. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and birth defects programs across the United States are working together to find the causes of birth defects.

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Together we can discover the causes of birth defects.

One in every 33 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth defect. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and birth defects programs across the United States are working together to find the causes of birth defects.

Learn more

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Knowing that researchers…are doing everything they can to understand birth defects, how to prevent them, and promote services, gives me hope for other families.

A Mom from Google