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> National Birth Defects Prevention Month

Community Health Charities partners with March of Dimes – working together for stronger, healthier babies - to raise awareness about National Birth Defects Prevention Month.

Birth defects are problems that happen while a baby is growing during pregnancy. These problems can cause physical or mental disabilities, and in some cases, death. There are thousands of different birth defects and about 120,000 babies in the United States are born each year with a birth defect. The most common birth defects are heart defects, cleft lip and cleft palate, Down syndrome and spina bifida.

While in many cases the cause of a birth defect is unknown, there are several steps you can take before and during pregnancy to help prevent birth defects:



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