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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'birth defects' is correct in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to physical or mental defects that a baby may have at birth. For example: Research suggests that some birth defects can indicate underlying genetic abnormalities.
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birth defects
noun
Plural of birth defect
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"Condoleezza Rice suggests race is one of America's birth defects.
They were linked to testicular damage, miscarriages and birth defects.
Many die at birth and many have severe birth defects.
Infection during pregnancy can result in birth defects.
Nine American children have been born with birth defects.
That is almost double the normal rate of birth defects.
In tests on rats it has caused birth defects.
Could it cause fertility problems or birth defects?
More babies might have birth defects after a nuclear war, but four per cent of babies have birth defects anyway.
Among the mothers of babies without birth defects, 1.1 percent had used IVF or related methods, compared with 2.4percentt of mothers of babies with birth defects.
What caused the birth defects, and who is to blame?
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