Tag: Birth Defects
Birth defects, including major congenital malformation (MCM) and minor anomaly (MA), become the leading causes of infant morbidity, mortality, and years of potential life lost in the United States. Low birth weight (LBW), abnormal condition of new born (ACNB), preterm birth, and Developmental Delay or Disability (DDD) are also birth anomalies that impacts the infant’s health.
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Benefits of Birth Defects Research: Case for Studying Environmental Factors
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Introduction Most human diseases have a genetic component. For some, a genetic alteration is the primary or direct cause. In this category fall chromosomal conditions, which are due to a change in the...
Last modified: 11th May 2020
What Is Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Health Essay
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome is a term used to define a group of problems a newborn will exhibit due to exposure for drugs like opiates, narcotics or anti-depressant during pregnancy. As almost every ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Effect of Nutritional Deficiencies Occurring During Pregnancy
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The type of nutrition that a mother gets during pregnancy, both qualitatively and quantitatively, can be the deciding factor in a child’s well-being. A study1 showed that there was a small (70 g...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Effects of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes (APO)
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Specific Aims Adverse perinatal outcomes (APO) include infant’s birth defects, maternal pregnant and obstetric complications. Birth defects, including major congenital malformation (MCM) and m...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorders in New Zealand
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SUBMITTED BY: Harmanjot Kaur (CIB00002rv) Amandeep Kaur (CIB00002ku) New Zealand is one of the healthiest and welfare countries. The government is well aware about the fact of healthy citizens. Ac...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Smoking During Pregnancy Health Concern
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Erin Chaplin – Term Project Assignment #1 Topic: Tobacco Use State: Iowa Objective: TU-6 -TU-6 Increase smoking cessation during pregnancy Increase smoking cessation during pregnancy Introduction ...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
