[Effectiveness of congenital abnormalities prophylaxis in Belarus]. / Effektivnost' profilaktiki vrozhdennykh porokov razvitiia v Belarusi.

Congenital and hereditary pathology in Belarus is the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. The prevention of this pathology is the most significant strategy in such circumstances. Among the preventive techniques employed are protection of population from additional anthropogenic factors, vitaminization of population, timely and state-of-the-art medical genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnostics.