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- ... oxygen results in damage, destruction, or even tissue death of the brain beyond the affected area. The result is a ...
- ... called NTDs) . These are birth defects of the brain, spine and spinal cord. Spina bifida is the most common NTD. Miscarriage or stillbirth . Miscarriage is the death of a baby in the womb before 20 ...
- ... brain, or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts open. Pregnancy and childbirth cause strokes in about 8 in 100,000 women. Stroke can cause lasting damage to the body or death. Thrombosis . This happens when a blood clot forms ...
- Videos from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
(Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
... Information Find a Study More Information Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) About NICHD Research Information Find a Study More Information Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) About NICHD Research Information Find a ... - ... United States. Stroke is a leading cause of death in America. It happens when a blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain is blocked or bursts. Nearly 800,000 Americans ...
- ... baby has time to fully develop. Your baby’s brain, lungs, liver and other important organs are still ... the womb because: Important organs, like your baby’s brain, lungs and liver, need time to develop. The ...
- ... committed to ending preventable maternal health risks and death, ending preventable preterm birth and infant death and closing the health equity gap for all ...
- ... Alzheimer's disease was the fifth-leading cause of death among people age 65 and older in 2021. ... more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Deaths from Alzheimer's have more than doubled between 2000 ...
- ... 3:32 How opioid overdose can lead to death 4:39 NIH HEAL Initiative and NIDA research ... and even deadly. The number of opioid overdose deaths has escalated more than 400% since the turn ...
- ... committed to ending preventable maternal health risks and death, ending preventable preterm birth and infant death and closing the health equity gap for all ...