Congenital disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Congenital disorders can contribute to long-term disability, which takes a significant toll on individuals, families, health care systems and societies. Nine of ten children born with a serious congenital disorder are in low- and middle-income countries.

Congenital disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
Congenital disorders can be defined as structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life. Also called birth defects, congenital anomalies or congenital malformations, these conditions develop prenatally and may be identified before or at birth, or later in life.

Congenital conditions
Congenital conditions can be defined as structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life and may be detected before birth, at birth or in some cases only in later infancy.

Congenital Heart Defects - Screening and Prevention - NHLBI, NIH
Almost all newborns in the United States are screened for congenital heart defects shortly after birth. However, if you are at high risk for having a baby with a congenital heart defect, your doctor may recommend screening before the baby is born or strategies to help prevent a congenital heart defect.

Congenital Heart Defects - Types | NHLBI, NIH
Congenital heart defects can range from simple to critical. Often, simple defects will resolve on their own without treatment, but critical defects require intervention. Learn more about the types of congenital heart defects.

Congenital Heart Defects - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, occurring in about one percent of live births in the United States. The risk of having a baby with a congenital heart defect is influenced by many factors including: Family history and genetics. Congenital heart disease is not usually passed along to your children, but there is some risk. The risk is greater if your baby’s ...

Bronchiectasis - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
Bronchiectasis can be congenital or acquired (developed over time). Congenital bronchiectasis affects infants and children. It results from genetic factors that affect how the lungs form in a fetus. Acquired bronchiectasis occurs as a result of another condition or factor. This type of bronchiectasis can affect adults and older children. Acquired bronchiectasis is more common than the ...

Congenital syphilis - Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis
This is known as congenital syphilis. Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis, or congenital syphilis, is usually devastating to the fetus if maternal infection is not detected and treated sufficiently early in the pregnancy. Most untreated primary and secondary syphilis infections in pregnancy result in severe adverse pregnancy outcomes.

What are Congenital Heart Defects? - NHLBI, NIH
Congenital heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth and may change the normal flow of blood through the heart. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, treatments, and how to manage congenital heart defects.

Congenital Lyme disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
The different proposals in favour of including “congenital Lyme disease” in ICD-11 cited a total of 15 references available in the literature. WHO cross-checked these references, against those cited earlier in the above-mentioned systematic reviews by UK NICE and Waddell et al.