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Detailed information on birth injury, including the most common types.

A baby may have the blood type and Rh factor of either parent, or a combination of both parents.

Heart problems are the most common kind of birth defects. While children with some heart defects can be monitored by a doctor and treated with medicine, others will need to have surgery.

A diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect. It happens in a baby during pregnancy. In this condition, there’s an opening in your baby’s diaphragm. This is the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the belly cavity. Read on to learn about symptoms and treatments, including surgery.

Hypospadias is a problem where the opening of the urethra is not at the tip of the penis. Learn more about this condition, including what causes it, who is at risk, what the symptoms are, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

Polycythemia vera is a serious, but very rare blood disorder in children. Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

A look at the respiratory system, and lung development in babies.

Trisomy 13 and trisomy 18 are genetic problems. They include a combination of birth defects. These include severe learning problems and health problems that affect nearly every organ in the body.

A detailed look at Turner syndrome, a genetic disorder that occurs in girls.