Ying Wang

TL;DR: Accurate and timely national estimates of the prevalence of birth defects are needed for monitoring trends, assessing prevention efforts, determining service planning, and understanding the burden of disease due to birth defects in the United States.

TL;DR: Comparing data from seven population‐based birth defects monitoring programs in the United States suggests that thanatophoric dysplasia is one‐third to one‐half as frequent as achondroplasia and that older paternal age is a good source of ascertainment for population-based studies of these birth defects.

TL;DR: This study found survival among children with T13 and T18 to be somewhat higher than those previously reported in the literature, consistent with recent studies reporting improved survival following more aggressive medical intervention for these children.

TL;DR: This is the largest population-based study to the authors' knowledge to systematically examine the prevalence of a range of major birth defects across many racial/ethnic groups, including Asian and Hispanic subgroups.

TL;DR: The prevalence of clubfoot was estimated using data from several birth defects surveillance programs, representing one-quarter of all births in the United States, and maternal age, parity, education, and marital status were significantly associated with clubfoot.