Measure S5: Birth Defects

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• Heart defects are the most common birth defect in California, with 1.8 cases per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths in 1997-99.
  n The rates of birth defects in California generally remained constant during the 1990s.
  
• Other important defects not shown here are neural tube defects and defects of the reproductive system, such as hypospadias. During the 1990s, there were six cases of neural tube defects per 10,000 (0.6 per 1,000) live births and fetal deaths. There were insufficient data to determine a trend over the 1990s. Data on hypospadias are not available from the state of California.