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congenital malformation



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Certain pregnancies were excluded from both groups, including those that ended before 37 weeks, involved multiple babies, or resulted in a child with a major congenital malformation.

From Science Daily Feb. 15, 2026

Sonny was born with a congenital malformation that impaired his brain development and needs near continuous care simply to breathe and eat.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2024

It’s the third-leading cause of infant death behind congenital malformation and low birth weight, and the top killer after the first month.

From Washington Post Mar. 20, 2019

Brazilian Ana Carolina Caceres was born with microcephaly, a congenital malformation by which babies have abnormally small heads and may suffer from delayed brain development.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2016

This condition may therefore result as a sequence to congenital malformation, as in the case of horses that are "saber-legged."

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.




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