Sentences with phrase «birth defects occur»

While some birth defects occur for unknown reasons or because of genetic factors, and may be unpreventable as such, others occur because of environmental factors, such as the developing fetus» exposure to certain chemicals or medications.

Because about half of pregnancies are unplanned and because birth defects occur very early in pregnancy, all women of childbearing age should make sure they're getting enough folic acid.

Finally, by studying how stem cells differentiate into specialized cells, the information gained can be used to understand how birth defects occur and possibly, how to treat them.

Exactly how often birth defects occur among pregnant women with Zika remains unknown.

Birth defects occur within the first 3 - 4 weeks of pregnancy.

how a man rose from the dead and was not a zombie... how supposed humans started from a brother and sister committing incest but no birth defects occurred... the more educated the masses get in science the more u know these things are possible no matter how much «FAITH» u have or how many times u rewrite the good books

«Teratogenicity of High Vitamin A Intake» by Kenneth J. Rothman of the Boston University School of Medicine and his colleagues, correlates vitamin A consumption among more than 22,000 pregnant women with birth defects occurring in subsequent offspring.

Not exact matches

After we excluded four stillborns who died before labour but whose mothers still chose home birth, and three babies with fatal birth defects, five deaths were intrapartum and six occurred during the neonatal period (see box).

AFP (Alphafetoprotein) screening occurs later in pregnancy and tests for proclivity of chromosomal abnormalities or birth defects.

Other challenges less common but that do exist, are other birth defects or physical and intellectual challenges that can occur with duodenal atresia, such as other physical issues like constipation and organ issues, possible motor coordination issues, and conditions such as Down Syndrome, which will affect learning and growth of the child.

If taken within four weeks of conception, folic acid thwarts this defect, which occurs in 1 in 1,000 births.

Neural tube defects are actually one of the most common types of birth defects that occur in the United States.

Serious complications can occur such as neural tube defects, low amniotic fluid, premature labor, poor production of breast milk, and birth defects.

Shockingly, this rare birth defect can occur in 4 out of 100,000 births, but is usually seen in animals.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a heart defect that occurs in premature babies when ductus arteriosus, a blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery and the aorta in the fetus, doesn't close after birth.

Most previous research into the heredity of autism has ignored a possible decision on the part of parents with affected children to reduce their subsequent child - bearing, a situation that occurs with some birth defects and has been termed «reproductive stoppage.»

Microcephaly is rare — occurring in 6 out of 10,000 live births in the U.S. — but suddenly there were reports of thousands of women in Brazil giving birth to babies with the birth defect, other severe fetal abnormalities or Guillain - Barre syndrome, a nervous system disorder.

Certain birth defects of the face and heart can occur when babies» mothers have a fever during the first trimester of pregnancy, a crucial time in an embryo's development.

This causes only mild thalassemia, but because other genes are deleted as well, there are additional problems — such as birth defects and mental retardation — that do not occur in most thalassemias.

Congenital Zika virus syndrome — a pattern of birth defects found among fetuses and babies infected with the virus — is a newly identified condition that occurs when women are infected during pregnancy.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy.

Mary Loeken, Ph.D., seeks to understand the causes of birth defects that may occur in pregnancies of women with diabetes.

Past outbreaks of Zika occurred among small populations in the Pacific islands, and uncommon kinds of birth defects were not noticed right away.

Understanding when and how segmentation and other key developmental steps occur could provide important clues as to how congenital birth defects arise when these steps go awry.

Lifton, Seidman, and their colleagues in the Pediatric Cardiac Genetics Consortium tested a different possibility — that the defects result from new mutations that occur before birth.

For unknown reasons, CAVD occurs even more commonly in people born with an abnormality of the aortic valve in which there are only two leaflets instead of three — a cardiac birth defect in 1 % of the population worldwide.

Folic acid deficiency in early pregnancy is known to cause birth defects and increase the risk of miscarriages, which can occur most with enzyme - inducing antiepileptic drugs (AED).

The included birth defects were based primarily on case reports of outcomes occurring in association with Zika virus infection during pregnancy; there is more evidence for some of these birth defects than for others, and a causal link has not been established for all.5,10,12,21 - 27 Because much of the focus to date has been on microcephaly and brain abnormalities, data were summarized in 2 mutually exclusive categories: (1) brain abnormalities with or without microcephaly regardless of the presence of additional birth defects and (2) neural tube defects and other early brain malformations, eye abnormalities, and other consequences of central nervous system dysfunction among those without evident brain abnormalities or microcephaly.

So prenatal vitamins, which have higher levels of folic acid than regular vitamins, are prescribed for women who are pregnant, and they're also recommended for women who are planning on trying to conceive, since birth defects can occur very early in a pregnancy, before a woman even knows she's pregnant.

«Although we are still learning about the full range of birth defects that can occur when a woman is infected with Zika during pregnancy, we know that it causes brain abnormality, vision problems and other devastating consequences of brain damage that might require lifelong specialized care,» Schuchat added.

The findings also showed that birth defects could occur even in women who had no symptoms of Zika infection, CDC officials stressed.

The news comes a day after radiologists in Boston and Brazil published scans showing the wide range of birth defects that can occur in babies affected by the Zika virus.

The vast majority of cases of Zika - linked illness and birth defects are occurring in Latin America.

That news came just a day after radiologists in Boston and Brazil published scans showing the wide range of birth defects that can occur in babies affected by the Zika virus.

This can occur due to birth defects, physical trauma, or neurological damage.

Ectopic ureter (s), a birth defect, occurs when one or both ureters bypass the bladder and connect in another location, such as the urethra or vagina.

Congenital murmurs exist from birth (although they may not be observed until later) and are evidence of a heart defect that occurred during development.

What can be even more challenging is not knowing why your baby was born with a disability — Is the disability a natural defect, or did it occur as a direct result of a birth injury

Birth defects are problems that occurs when the baby is developing within the mother's uterus.

Unlike a birth defect which occurs during development, a birth injury is sustained at birth.

Any of these situations may have occurred if you have suddenly discovered that your unborn baby has birth defects or heart problems or your baby has been born with any of the serious side effects that have now been associated with Zoloft if taken while pregnant.

Sometimes actions that occur during the birthing process can cause cerebral palsy (birth defect cerebral palsy).

Whether the medical staff does not take the proper precautions to deliver the baby in a timely manner or their negligence when administering anesthesia causes birth defects, there are devastating complications that can occur.

These are not birth defects, birth trauma occurs during the birthing process while birth defects are structural changes in the body that occur during growth in the uterus.

A birth defect is something that occurs during pregnancy and starts to affect a fetus while still in utero (in the mother's womb).

These problems can occur even when the baby has no obvious physical birth defects.