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Image: National Birth Defects Prevention Study graphic, with HHS and CDC logos. Kristin, parent: I’ve had two children born with cleft lip and palate. And because of that experience, I have been really concerned about why this was happening. Image: One in every 33 babies in the United States is born with a birth defect. Dr. Margaret Honein, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The National Birth Defects Prevention Study is a major effort CDC is undertaking, to help us understand the causes of many different types of birth defects. Image: NBDPS is the largest study looking at potential risk factors and causes of birth defects. We have research centers located in a number of states that work together to conduct this study. We ask mothers who have had a baby with a birth defect to participate and we also ask a sample of mothers who have had a baby without a birth defect to participate. Dr. Suzan Carmichael, epidemiologist, California: We conduct an interview with the mother