| When you're pregnant, you worry about
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| | deposits will clog cells, causing the
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| every little thing that could go wrong.
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| | baby's nervous system to stop working.
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| Thankfully, most babies are born healthy.
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| | The child will begin to regress
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| There are, however, some serious birth
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| | developmentally, always resulting in
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| disorders that you should be aware of, in
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| | death. Tay Sachs is very rare, less than
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| the unlikely event that your baby is
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| | one hundred cases are reported in the US
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| affected.
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| | each year. It is caused by genetics. Both
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| · Spina Bifida - This is a condition
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| | parents must have the gene for the
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| where the backbone, which protects the
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| | disease to occur. It is most common in
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| spinal cord, does not close properly
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| | Jewish families of Central and Eastern
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| during prenatal development. This
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| | European descent. If your ethnic
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| condition can range from being a minor
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| | background makes this disease a risk for
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| problem, if the opening is tiny, or can
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| | your child, you and your partner can be
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| cause paralysis and other serious medical
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| | tested for the gene before you become
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| issues if the opening is large, or if the
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| | pregnant. In addition, the disease can be
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| spinal cord itself is protruding. The
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| | diagnosed in utero via amniocentesis.
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| exact cause is not known, though heredity
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| | · Down Syndrome- Down Syndrome is the
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| does seem to play a role. So does
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| | term given to a set of symptoms that
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| nutrition, particularly when the mother
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| | indicate some degree of mental
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| does not have enough folic acid in her
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| | retardation. Children with Down syndrome
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| diet. Obstetricians have begun
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| | have a distinct set of facial features, a
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| recommending folic acid supplements for
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| | large tongue and a short neck. Down
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| women who are pregnant or who could
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| | Syndrome varies widely in the degree of
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| become pregnant, and this has lowered the
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| | mental retardation that it causes. Some
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| rate of this disease. You will probably
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| | children are highly functional; others
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| be tested for spina bifida during your
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| | will require constant care. Down syndrome
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| pregnancy. Many times it can be diagnosed
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| | affects about one in 1300 babies in the
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| in utero using ultra sound. Sometimes,
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| | US. It is most often caused by an extra
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| surgery can even be performed on the baby
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| | chromosome coming from the mother or
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| in utero to correct the problem.
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| | father. Down syndrome is more likely to
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| · Tay Sachs Disease - This disease is
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| | occur when parents have already had a
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| caused by an enzyme deficiency. Simply
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| | child with the birth disorder, and when
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| put, these babies do not break down fatty
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| | the mother is over 35 years in age. Down
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| deposits in the brain and nerve cells.
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| | syndrome can be detected via
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| Unfortunately, it is not usually
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| | amniocentesis, which is why this test is
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| diagnosed at birth. When the child is
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| | common protocol for most pregnant women
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| several months old, this buildup of fatty
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| | over the age of 35.
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