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Birth Defects In Pregnancy

There are many things to worry about when you’re expecting to have a child. Money, stability, custody, more room for a growing family, a baby shower, but there’s one thing that may not be the most pleasant to talk about yet is one of the most important: birth defects in pregnancy. Affecting more than 150,000 women each year, the reality of a birth defect during a pregnancy is much more than a simple hypothetical situation that’s better left not mentioned. It can be a cold, sobering reality for not only the baby-on-board, but woman carrying the child which is why we need to consider educating ourselves on the matter now. Never forget that knowledge is power and power leads to prevention. Did you know that 1 out of 250 children are born with autism? Autism, which is a developmental disorder that may appear shortly after birth, is in fact caused [...]

Breech Baby Birth Defects

We already know how hard it is to have a child to begin with, as natural as child birth is humans aren’t known for their easy childbirths, not exactly jackrabbits are we? Well, did you know that right before the actual birth takes place, usually a few weeks before birthing, most babies shift into their delivery position? This is the usual position that you see doctors pulling out a baby in where the head is coming out first, but in some cases (we’re talking one in every twenty-five full-term births) the baby doesn’t actually get into the right position. In these cases the baby comes out either butt first or feet first. This is what we call as breech presentation. Otherwise known as a breech birth. There are three different types of breech births, all similar in nature, just with different names to characterize the exact position the baby is [...]

Baby Birth Defects

Chances are, if you’ve listened to the radio in the past three years you probably have heard at least one advertisement for the March of Dimes, but you might not know much more about what it is they’re fighting for and against. We’re talking about baby birth defects. Over 120,000 babies are born with baby birth defects every year in the United States, these ailments can range from mental to physical illness and can even cause immediate death. With thousands of different types of baby birth defects it’s important to understand what some of the more common ones are and how they can affect the precious lives of our babies. Let’s start with conception and gestation shall we? Almost everybody that’s had a pregnant friend knows what type of changes the expecting mother must make in her social life to ensure that her baby is born strong and healthy. We’re [...]

Birth Defects In Pregnancy

Breech Baby Birth Defects

Baby Birth Defects

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