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Does an omphalocele occur with other defects?
The presence of an omphalocele often occurs with other birth defects
Is newborn screening really necessary?
newborn screening is done in babies to detect for any birth defects.. its better to take preventive measures than to regret later, because babies who have any birth defects and the babies who do not have look same at birth, it is only when the symptoms appears one can come to know about the disease but that sometimes may be too late for the treatment and that often leads to death of infants, which can be avoided if newborn screening is done at the time of birth.
The agent responsible for deformed limbs in the newborns in the late 1950s was?
thalidomide, a mild sedative-hypnotic agent. During the 1950s women in more than 20 countries who had taken this drug gave birth to more than 7,000 severely deformed babies. The principal defect these children suffered is phocomelia, characterized by extremely short limbs often with no fingers or toes.Read more: Birth Defects - Causes of defects, Physical birth defects, Hereditary diseases and syndromes http://science.jrank.org/pages/935/Birth-Defects.html#ixzz0tAC3sUFR
What colour are the babies eyes at birth?
Often, babies are born with blue eyes, which darken in the first few months of life.
How often do sloths give birth?
Sloths give birth every year. they can have 1-5 babies at a time.
What do you do when your guppy is about to give birth?
Nothing, but when she does you may want to remove her from the babies because they often eat them.
Mothers who drink during pregnancy will have children that may experience?
Drinking alcohol during pregnancy often results in birth defects in the baby.
When is mutation is harmful?
Mutation can be caused by many factors (birth defects, exposure, etc.). It is often times harmful (in birth defects: person with three #23 chromosomes; in exposure: a person handling uranium). (sometimes exposure can often kill off cancer [but then again so can Chemo])
Do rabbits bleed before they give birth?
Not always but quite often. Like most mammals bearing live young, giving birth is a painful process for the mother and often is accompanied by at least some bleeding. Often long before the babies are actually born, contractions and the movement of the babies along the birth canal can push out blood and mucus first.
Why do alcoholic women often give birth to babies that are smaller than normal?
is it because of the drugs and the drinking .
How did Congenital Heart Defect get its name?
Congenital Heart Defect is a descriptive name. Congenital means present at birth. Defect means a structural problem or abnormality.Specific defects, combinations of defects, and surgical repairs are often named after the doctor who discovered them.
When a female rabbit gives birth to her babies what are they called?
Baby rabbits are called Kitten's, this is often shortened to Kit's
