Family107 Father First wife Second wife first female child Family123 Father First wife Second wife Family139 Father First wife Second wife Family 1 Father First wife Birth defect O CHD SK NT-NT- NT CHD CHD 44 44 27 21 46 40 31 39 35 31 36 35 White High School diploma Day laborer White Elementary School House wife White Junior High School House wife White House wife White Police Academy graduate White Elementary School White Elementary School Police officer House wife House wife White High School diploma Day laborer Yes White Elementary School House wife No White High School diploma House wife No No No/No No No/No No No/No White Military Academy graduate White Elementary School Military officer House wife No No No No No No No No No No No/No No No/No No No/No No No/No No No No/Yes2004 No No/Yes2004 No No Yes/Yes 2004 Yes/Yes 2004 No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes No Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2011, 8 93 Table 1. Demographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, history of residence and activities that may have led to exposure to war-contaminants of the parents of malformed children born in Fallujah General Hospital (Iraq), between April 2008 and May 2010. Age Race Education Occupation Smoking /Alcohol House/ OR vicinity bombed White Phosphorus burns Rescue/ Rubble clearing Acute poisoning sympthoms Second wife 31 White Teachers College Elementary No No graduate school Fallujah-Aljumhooreya/2009 teacher Yes/Yes 2004 No No No Garmah Table I. Demographics and life style habits of four Fallujah families (NT = Neural tube defect; CHD = Congenital heart defect; SK = Skeletal defect; O = Other defect). Residence 2003/2010 Baghdad/2006 Fallujah Alshuhadaa Baghdad/2006 Fallujah Alshuhadaa Baghdad/2006 Fallujah Alshuhadaa Baghdad/2006 Fallujah Alshuhadaa Fallujah- Daffar Fallujah- Daffar Fallujah- Daffar Fallujah City Fallujah City Fallujah City Fallujah-Aljumhooreya/2009 Garmah Fallujah-Aljumhooreya/2009 Garmah