Congential defects Flashcards
What is a congenital defect
this means that it is present at birth
describe the statics of congenital defects
- Around 20% of live births have some defect
- 75% are minor anomalies – not immediately life threatening – does not require intervention immediately
- 25% are major structural anomalies- not compatible outside the uterus require some
what is a minor anomaly
75% are minor anomalies – not immediately life threatening – does not require intervention immediately
– Approx 15%
– Anomaly does not usually require intervention
– Causes minimum handicap
– Children with 1 minor anomaly have 3% chance of a having a major malformation
what is a major anomaly
- 25% are major structural anomalies- not compatible outside the uterus require some
– Approx 6% (3% live births plus 3% diagnosed later)
– Anomaly that requires medical/surgical treatment
– Causes significant handicap
what is the leading cause of infant mortality
congenital defects
what are the causes of congenital defects
- Genetic/chromomse (13-15%) - down syndrome
- Drugs (7-10%) – acne medication (Accutane) and thalidomide
- Environmental (7-10%) – infectious agents (rubella, CMV, Zika) chemical agents alcohol
what is the name of an acne medication that can cause congenital defect
Accutane – vitamin A retinoic acid – gets stored in fat and has toxic levels of vitamin A that can pass across the placenta
what is the percentage of causes of congenital defects that we do not know about
- 70% of all birth defects we don’t know what the cause is or it is multifactorial
what has the USA and 77 other countries done to reduce the risk of not enough folic acid intake
- USA and 77 countries fortify flour and cereals to increase general population intake
what does not enough folic acid cause
neural tube defects such as ..
- spina bifida
- skull bone doest form
why is it important to take folic acid before you become pregnant
- usually don’t find out till you miss a period by that point around 28 days has gone this means that you miss the important formation steps of the baby
what week is the embryo stage too and form
3-8 weeks
what weeks are the foetal stage to and from
9-38 weeks
what is the foetal period
foetal period is a growth period and the embryonic period is a patterning stage
name some examples of major congenital defects
- anencephaly
- cleft lip and cleft palate
- omphalocele
- gastroschesis
- hypospadias
- phocomelia
- spina bifida
- talipes equinovarus
name some examples of minor congenital defects
- auricular ear tag or pit
- supernumerary nipples
- cryptorchidism
- syndactyly
- rocker bottom feet
- polydactyly
- overlaying digits
- micropensi