0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What percent of birth defects are caused by teratogens?
About 7% of all congenital defects are caused by exposure to teratogens
Can smoking and being on the depo shot cause birth defects if pregnant?
Smoking is know to cause premature birth, low birth weight, and premature rupture of membranes, but can possibly cause more serious birth defects.
How can smoking affect pregnancy?
Birth defects, low birth weight, premature labor, and the baby being addicted to nicotine after birth.
Can drugs like drinking or smoking kill a fertilized egg?
No, but they will cause severe birth defects.
What are the demograhics of birth defects?
Birth defects are found in 2-3% of all newborn infants. This rate doubles in the first year, and reaches 10% by age five, as more defects become evident and can be diagnosed. Almost 20% of deaths in newborns are caused by birth defects.
Why was the testing inappropriate for thalidomide?
It Caused Unexpected Damage To The Babies Of Thousands Of Pregnant Women.
What are causes of birth defects?
Smoking, Alcoholism, taking abortive drugs, exposure to radiation and taking ellicit drugs.
What happened to the south after the war?
They were born later with birth defects caused by Agent Orange.
Should i quite smoking if im pregnant or will it put to much stress on a baby?
DEFINITELY QUIT SMOKING. smoking during pregnancy can cause low birth weight as well as severe birth defects. smoking is extremely harmful to fetuses, as it is to pregnant women, other adults, and children.
Can a male sperm cause birth defects?
Yes, there are several teratogens that can cause birth defects through male exposure. There is documented evidence that exposure to Agent Orange that was used during the Vietnam War has caused birth defects in first and second generation births. Additionally, radiation can lead to issues for many generations afterward. There are some viruses that are mutagenic and can cause defects in progeny as well.
What effect did the atom bomb have on the people who survived?
Nuclear fallout caused illness, cancers, and birth-defects.
Did Jesus have any birth defects?
No he did not have any birth defects.
