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Birth Defects

Collecting and sharing good information about when and where birth defects happen is a first step in understanding how they might be related to the environment. Use this site to view the number and prevalence of children born in New York State with one or more of 45 major birth defects.

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Birth Defect: {{item.birthDefectName}}

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Cases Of {{BDName}} in New York State

What is {{BDName}}?

New York State and New York City

Region	Live Births	Cases of {{BDName}}	Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births
{{y.county_name}}	< 250	{{y.live_births | number}}	{{y.cases | number}}	NC {{y.prevalance}}

Region	Live Births				Cases of {{BDName}}				Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births
	Mother's age less than 35 Years	Mother's age 35 and above	Mother's age unknown	Total	Mother's age less than 35 Years	Mother's age 35 and above	Mother's age unknown	Total
{{y.county_name}}	{{y.lb_below_35 | number}}	{{y.lb_above_35 | number}}	{{y.lb_unknown | number}}	< 250	{{y.lb_total | number}}	{{y.ds_below_35 | number}}	{{y.ds_above_35 | number}}	{{y.ds_unknown | number}}	{{y.ds_total | number}}	NC {{y.prevalance}}

Counties

County	Total Male Births	Total Male Births	Total Female Births	Total Live Births	Cases of {{BDName}}	Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births
{{y.county_name}}	< 250	{{y.live_births | number}}	{{y.cases | number}}	NC {{y.prevalance}}

County	Total Live Births				Cases Of {{BDName}}				Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births
	Mother's age less than 35 Years	Mother's age 35 and above	Mother's age unknown	Total	Mother's age less than 35 Years	Mother's age 35 and above	Mother's age unknown	Total	Mothers Age Less than 35 Years	Mothers Age 35 Years and above
{{y.county_name}}	{{y.lb_below_35 | number}}	{{y.lb_above_35 | number}}	{{y.lb_unknown | number}}	< 250	{{y.lb_total | number}}	{{y.ds_below_35 | number}}	{{y.ds_above_35 | number}}	{{y.ds_unknown | number}}	{{y.ds_total | number}}	NC {{y.prevalance_below}}	NC {{y.prevalance_above}}

Key

Symbol	Meaning
	The total number of cases of {{BDName}} is less than 20 resulting in an unstable rate. Learn more about unstable rates.
NC	Not Calculated: The total number of cases of {{BDName}} is less than 12, which is too small to provide a meaningful rate.

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