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

Certain tumours, for example, are the result of some congenital malformation of the particular tissue from which they take origin.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis