The following news release has the details: A baby is born every
14 minutes in Arkansas. Every five hours a baby is born with a
birth defect, and every four days a baby in the state dies from
a birth defect. January is National Birth Defects Prevention
Month, and the Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
(ACHRI), along with the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS), is joining the National Birth Defects
Prevention Network (NBDPN) to increase awareness of birth
defects, the leading cause of infant mortality in the United
States. They're also explaining the effectiveness of folic acid
in preventing many common birth defects. Through the rest of
January, ACHRI and UAMS will be actively focusing on raising
awareness among health care professionals and the general public
about the frequency with which birth defects occur in the United
States, and the steps that can be taken by young girls, women
and families to prevent them. The risk for many types of birth
defects can be reduced through hea