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The child was born healthy because the woman with spina bifida took folic acid before pregnancy. WASHINGTON â About 8 million children worldwide are born every year with serious birth defects, many of them dying before age 5 in a toll largely hidden from view, the March of Dimes says.
How common are congenital heart defects? Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects. Nearly one of every 100 babies is born with a CHD. Each year approximately 40,000 babies are born in the United States with a congenital heart defect. (Source: CHPHC) Approximately two to three million individuals are thought to be living in the United States with CHDs.