Problems In Prental Development

Question 0

What is a birth defect?

Answer 0

When a baby is born with a serious problem that can threaten their health and life.

Question 1

Explain the differences of miscarriages and a stillbirth?

Answer 1

Miscarriage- baby doesn’t develop normally and baby dies before 20 weeks. Stillbirth- occurs after 20 weeks.

Question 2

What proportion of children’s are born in the US have a birth defect?

Answer 2

3 out of 100 children

Question 3

Environment Causes

Answer 3

Baby depends on mothers oxygen and if she makes a poor decision the baby can breathe in what the mother is around.

Question 4

Heredity Causes

Answer 4

Baby inherits the gene and each parent passes on the same recessive gene.

Question 5

Error in chromosomes

Answer 5

Too many or to little.

Question 6

What does a genetic councilor do?

Answer 6

Explains the risk and options, they do not tell people what to do.

Question 7

Ultra sound descriptions and risks

Answer 7

Sound waves used to make a video image of the fetus. No risk. (common/doesn’t tell as much).

Question 8

Amniocentesis Description and Risk

Answer 8

Taking out amniotic fluid and testing it (causes miscarriage/higher risk/ need consent).

Question 9

Chronic villi sampling description and risk

Answer 9

Earliest test, samples small amounts of membrane and tissue that in cases the fetus (tells the most/most risks).