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Most parents of a child with a birth defect focus their attention on short-term considerations regarding the child's health. Once these worries abate, parents begin to think about the child's long-term prognosis. Unfortunately, they are unlikely to find much data about the outlook for their child, especially information on fertility and life expectancy. Neither will they find much information on the likelihood of birth defects in the children of their child.

The results of a study in Norway by Skjærven et al., reported in this issue of the Journal, provide some of the answers so far as girls are concerned.¹ . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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