Birth defect definition
Birth defect means an abnormality:
Birth defect means any of the following conditions affecting an infant or child that occurs prior to or at birth and that requires medical or surgical intervention or interferes with normal growth and development:
Birth defect means a condition of abnormal development related to body structure, body function, body metabolism, or an error of body chemistry that typically is identified at birth but can be diagnosed during pregnancy or following birth. Birth defectsA birth defect can originate in a number of ways, including having abe of genetic and/or metabolic origin.
More Definitions of Birth defect
Birth defect means any physical, functional, or chemical abnormality present at birth that is of possible genetic or prenatal origin.
Birth defect means any physical or mental abnormality or condition, including any susceptibility to any illness or condition other than normal childhood illnesses or conditions.
Birth defect means an abnormality of structure, function, body chemistry, or gene present at or before birth, which may be diagnosed before or at birth, or later in life.
Birth defect means an abnormality of structure, function, or metabolism that develops during prenatal, perinatal, or early postnatal life that is diagnosed before a child reaches three years of age.
Birth defect means any functional or structural defect or genetic condition that is capable of being prenatally detected and for which the Department has a surveillance or screening program, including neural tube defects, ventral wall defects, and chromosomal defects.
Birth defect means any major structural abnormality or metabolic disorder that may adversely affect a child’s health and development. The abnormality or disorder must be diagnosed or its signs and symptoms must be recognized within the first two years of life.
Birth defect means a physical or mental functional deficit or impairment in a human embryo, fetus, or newborn resulting from one or more genetic or environmental causes.