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  • Most people do not realize 1 in 33 babies have a birth defect

  • There are 200+ conditions with origins in prenatal development

  • Every 5 minutes in the United States a child is born with a birth defect.

  • Parents of all ages, races, education levels, socio-economic status and geographic areas could have a baby born with a birth defect.

  • 18 babies die each day in the United States as a result of a birth defect.

  • Defects of the heart and limbs are the most common kinds of  birth defects.

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