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What is the prognosis for megalencephaly?
The prognosis for babies with periventricular leukomalacia is dependent on the other complications of prematurity that a baby may face. Deficits may range from mild to devastating disability or even death.
What is the prognosis for hemolytic anemia?
In about 15% of cases, the baby is severely affected and dies before birth. Babies who survive pregnancy may develop kernicterus, which can lead to deafness, speech problems, cerebral palsy, or mental retardation.
Does drinking while pregnant cause mental retardation?
Drinking during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol syndrome. Babies with this condition have problems with learning.
What can pregant women do to avoid mental retardation in their babies?
Pregnant women should be educated about the risks of drinking and the need to maintain good nutrition during pregnancy.
What is the most common affliction affecting babies less than a year old?
There are so many afflictions affecting babies less than a year old. They could have more problems if they are premature. Babies can be afflicted with Colic, ear infections, meningitis, pneumonia, diaper rash, the flu and the common cold. Getting the proper care and treatment are crucial for these little ones!
How many fontanelles are there?
Babies have six, four of them are closed during the intrauterine life. Posterior fontanelle is closed when baby is born, but it can be closed 2-3 rd month. Anterior fontanelle which is closed last, must be closed at 18th month lasltly.
How many new cases of congenital CMV disease occur every year in the US?
About 40,000 babies are born in the U.S. each year with CMV. CMV is the second leading cause of mental retardation, after down's syndrome.
What is the life expectancy for Sandhoff disease?
The prognosis for Sandhoff disease is poor. Affected babies usually do not survive past the age of three and typically, death occurs due to complications associated with respiratory infections.
What are the early stages of intrauterine life?
The reason you have not received an answer to this question is because political correctness has taken over the medical field -- if doctors answer the question - what are the early stages of intrauterine life - then they have to admit that a fetus is alive in the early stages of development. Of course, we all know that nothing on Earth can grow if it's not alive -- remember Stephen King's novel, "Rose Red"? It was a HORROR story about a house that grew. And why was it a HORROR story? Because everyone knows that NOTHING CAN GROW IF IT'S NOT ALIVE. If babies are not alive inside their mothers, then there is no reason for the terms, "intrauterine life" and "extrauterine life." Mark my words, they'll be phasing these terms out in time.
''A single gestational sac containing a twin intrauterine pregnancy was demonstrated monoamniotic monochorionic twin pregnancy'' what does all this mean?
The amnion and the chorion are the two layers of the "bag of waters." What this means is that there are two babies (identical twins) in one sac. This is pretty rare and complications often arise. Usually twin babies do not share both sets of membranes. Fraternal twins never share a sac, and identical twins only do sometimes and then it is usually only the outer layer that they share. They still have separate inner sacs. In this case the babies are in the same bag of waters without the inner membrane separating them.
You are 15 weeks pregnant today with identical twins you were wondering what your chances are of losing one or both of them and their heartbeats are 147 and 141 are these strong and good heartbeats?
The more you wonder and worry about losing them the more stressed out you make yourself and the worse your prognosis will be. Instead of trying to picture a worse case scenario try to picture a best case scenario of walking around blessed with two beautiful little babies in matching outfits while dozens of passersby coo "oh look at those adorable little babies." Your prognosis will be a lot better. You can also think about how many childless woman would love to be in shoes. Think good, and it will be good.
Is the incidence of Down syndrome increasing?
The incidence of Down syndrome has remained relatively stable over the years, with about 1 in 700 babies born in the United States being diagnosed with the condition. Improved healthcare and screening methods have led to increased detection rates, but the actual prevalence has not significantly changed.
