Report finds 1 in 50 babies has birth defect and highlights worrying gaps in regional monitoring
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 04:31
in Health & Medicine
More than one baby in every 50 is born with a birth defect (congenital anomaly) according to the latest annual report by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) significantly more common than previously reported estimates of around one in 80.
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