Birth Defects

This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the  Rowland Medical Library.  Birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for over 20% of all infant deaths.  In addition, birth defects are the fifth-leading cause of years of potential life lost and contribute substantially to childhood morbidity and long-term disability. Although the cause of approximately 70% of birth defects remains unknown, some congenital disorders can be prevented.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articles / More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources

Guides

Bellenir, Karen (ed.).  Congenital disorders sourcebook.
        CONSUMER HEALTH QS 675 C627 1997

Massimini, Kathy (ed.). Genetic disorders sourcebook, 2nd ed.
        CONSUMER HEALTH QZ 50 G4623 2000

Baraitser, Michael and Robin M. Winter. Color atlas of congenital malformation syndromes.
        REF QS 617 B271 1996

Genetic disorders and birth defects : a compendium of AAP guidelines and resources for the primary care practitioner
        QZ 50 G4632 1997

Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Blanchford, Stacey L. (ed.). The Gale encylopedia of genetic disorders.
        QZ 50 G243 2002

Wynbrandt, James and Mark D. Ludman (eds.). The encyclopedia of genetic disorders and birth defects, 2nd ed.
        QS 13 W962 2000

Buyse, Mary Louise (ed.). Birth defects encyclopedia : the comprehensive, systematic, illustrated reference source for the diagnosis, delineation, etiology, biodynamics, occurrence, prevention, and treatment of human anomalies of clinical relevance.
        REF QS 675 B577 1990

Potparic, O. and J. Gibson.  A dictionary of congenital malformations and disorders.
        REF QS 613 P676 1995

Bergsma, Daniel (ed.). Birth defects compendium, 2nd ed.
        REF QS 675 B617 1979

Selected textbooks

Epstein Charles J. et. al. (eds.). Inborn errors of development: the molecular basis of clinical disorders of morphogenesis.
         QZ 50 152 2004

Moore, Keith L. and T.V.N. Persaud. Before we are born: essentials of embryology and birth defects, 6th ed.
        QS 604 M63 2003

Maizels, Max, et. al. (eds.). Fetal anomalies: ultrasound diagnosis and postnatal management.
        WQ 209 F479 2002

Sanders, Roger et. al. (eds.). Structural fetal abnormalities : the total picture.
         WQ 17 S778 2002

Jones, Kenneth L. Smith's recognizable patterns of human malformation, 5th ed.
        QS 675 S6475 1997

Donnai, D. and R.M. Winter (eds.).  Congenital malformation syndromes.
        QS 675 C663 1995

Milunsky, Aubrey (ed.).  Genetic disorders and the fetus : diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, 4th ed.
        QZ 50.3 G32 1998

Thorogood, Peter (ed.).  Embryos, genes, and birth defects.
        QS 675 E527 1997

More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings:	Abnormalities
	Fetal Diseases
	Genetics, Medical
	Genetic Diseases, Inborn
	Embryology
	Teratology
	Teratogens

Selected journals

Birth defects original article series
Birth defects research. Parts A-C  
Cleft palate-craniofacial journal
Clinics in perinatology
Fetal diagnosis and therapy
Neurotoxicology and teratology
Prenatal diagnosis
Teratology  

More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings:	Abnormalities   - Periodicals
	Teratology  - Periodicals
	Prenatal Diagnosis - Periodicals
	Fetal Diseases - Periodicals
	Embryology - Periodicals
	Genetics, Medical - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

 MEDLINE Database  (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings:	Abnormalities
	Fetal Diseases
	Prenatal Diagnosis
	Teratogens
	Teratology
	Embryology
	Heredity Diseases
	Genetics, Medical

Academic Search Premier  (off-campus login required)

Search using keywords:	Birth Defects
	Abnormalities, Human
	Fetus - Abnormalities
	Embryology
	Teratology

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health & CINAHL Database (off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings:	Abnormalities
	Fetal Abnormalities
	Fetal Diseases
	Hereditary Diseases
	Infant, Newborn, Diseases

Selected journal articles

Geisel J. Folic acid and neural tube defects in pregnancy: a review. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing. 2003 Oct-Nov; 17(4):268-79. 

Hansen, M, et al. The risk of major birth defects after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and in vitro fertilization. New England Journal of Medicine. 2002 Mar; 346(10):725-30. 

Norman M, et al.  Neural tube defects and folic acid knowledge and use in Mississippi women.  Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association.  2001 Sep; 42(9):270-6.

Lary JM, et al. The return of thalidomide: can birth defects be prevented?  Drug Safety 1999 Sep; 21(3):161-9.

Martinez-Frias ML, et al.  Pathogenetic classification of a series of 27,145 consecutive infants with congenital defects. American Journal of Medical Genetics. 2000 Jan; 90(3)246-9.