“Our mission is to serve as a primary resource for information on (congenital) birth conditions in New Hampshire, and to promote use of this information for improved surveillance, research, health care service delivery, and prevention.”
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Impact
How are New Hampshire families and communities affected?
About 500 New Hampshire babies are affected by one or more birth conditions each year.
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Data
How common are birth conditions?
About 1 of every 33 babies is affected by structural or chromosomal anomalies. Certain conditions, such as some heart defects, are quite common.
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Research
What is being done to find out more?
Many risk factors are unknown, but ongoing research has identified some ways to improve the health of our babies.
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Prevention
How can I help prevent birth conditions?
Conditions like spina bifida and cleft palate happen very early in pregnancy - often before a woman even knows she is pregnant.
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of birth conditions in New Hampshire.
of birth conditions in New Hampshire.