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Preventing Birth Defects

While all not birth defects can be prevented, you can reduce the risk of some birth defects with these healthy tips.

Birth Defects and Zika

Infection with the Zika virus during pregnancy can cause certain birth defects in your child.

Free Materials from the CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide a multitude of free materials for families and professionals to share knowledge and awareness about birth defects.

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New Jersey Birth Defect County Profile

County based birth defects will assist organizations, agencies, individuals, and other interested parties in obtaining relevant information to identified needs and risk factors.

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Resources for Families

New Jersey Resources

Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF) - provides eligible families with financial assistance.
The Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) - coordinates and provides preventive, rehabilitative and assistive services to people who are blind or visually impaired or at risk of becoming so.
The Division of Developmental Disabilities - provides services and support for eligible individuals with developmental disabilities.
The New Jersey Early Intervention System (NJEIS) - provides services for infants and toddlers, birth through 3, with developmental delays or disabilities.
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - is a specific type of support group run by and for people who all share a particular problem or stressful life situation.
Special Child Health Case Management Units - of the Department of Health provides families assistance in assessing the child’s health care needs affecting their medical, educational, developmental and socio-economic needs.
The Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH) - is the State’s central information and referral service for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. This division helps people obtain devices and services required to help them better communicate and participate in daily life, such as text telephones (TTYs) and sign language interpreters.

National Resources

Environmental Exposures and Birth Defects - These special reports are on national birth defect issues related to toxins.
Facts about Jaundice/Kernicterus - For both parents and health care professionals: warning signs, treatments and prevention (English and Spanish versions).
Klinefelter Syndrome and Associates - Their mission is to educate, encourage research and foster treatment and cures for symptoms of sex chromosome variations.
March of Dimes - Improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality.
National Birth Defects Prevention Network - A network of birth defects programs and individuals working at local, state and national levels in birth defects surveillance, research and prevention.
National Organization for Rare Disorders - Provides information, literature, referrals and networking for persons with any type of rare disorder.
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
The Prevention of Neural Tube Defects with Folic Acid (English and Spanish versions)
What the CDC says about Preventing Birth Defects: Having a Healthy Pregnancy; Diabetes and Pregnancy; Folic Acid Prevents some Birth Defects
The Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program