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Birth Defects Data Available from SCHS

Frequency of Selected Birth Defects In North Carolina

Hypospadias	1 in 320 live births
Ventricular septal defect	1 in 520 live births
Cleft lip and palate	1 in 890 live births
Down's Syndrome	1 in 1,050 live births
Neural tube defect (all types)	1 in 1,160 live births
Limb reduction defects	1 in 2,620 live births
Renal agenesis	1 in 3,250 live births
Tracheoesophageal fistula	1 in 3,340 live births
Tetralogy of Fallot	1 in 3,540 live births
Transposition of Great Arteries	1 in 3,670 live births

Special Studies

Rating	Name	Year Published
	SCHS Study 157 - Timeliness of Services During the First Two Years of Life Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children with Orofacial Clefts in North Carolina, 1995-2002	2008
	Statistical Brief 31 - Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and the Risk for Clubfoot in Infants: North Carolina, 1999-2003	2007
	Birth Defects in North Carolina	2006
	SCHS Study 149 - Predictors of Referral to the North Carolina Child Service Coordination Program Among Infants with Orofacial Clefts	2005
	PRAMS Fact Sheet: Folic Acid Awareness	2005
	Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in North Carolina: 2004 Update	2004
	Selected Data on the Health of the Latino Population in North Carolina	2002
	SCHS Study 126 - Knowledge and Use of Folic Acid Among North Carolina Women	2001
	North Carolina Birth Defects Monitoring Program Surveillance Report	2000
	Statistical Brief 19 - Folic Acid Fortification: Initial Effects on Neural Tube Defect Prevalence in North Carolina	2000
	SCHS Study 112 - Infant Mortality and Low Birthweight in North Carolina: The Last 10 Years	1999
	Statistical Brief 16 - Child Service Coordination Program Coverage for Infants with Spina Bifida	1998
	Smoking in Pregnancy in North Carolina, Maternal Characteristics and Trends, 1988-1994	1997

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