Prenatal care

and that pregnancy occurs. The chance of successful implantation after IVF and PGD decreases in women who are over 35, this is due to the egg being more mature and the body producing fewer eggs and a decrease in hormones which are needed in order to sustain the pregnancy. In some cases not enough eggs are produced or fertilised in the process of IVF which could lead to some embryos not surviving the PGD procedure. Another disadvantage which is rare but there is still a possibility of it happening

during pregnancy. There are many types of FASD including fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), partial fetal alcohol syndrome, alcohol-related birth defects(ARBD), alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder(ARND), and neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. Although alcohol consumption during pregnancy is ill-advised, throughout the United States mothers continue to drink during pregnancy. Being FASD is the most preventable of developmental disabilities, I will examine the irreparable

different way to try and help prevent it. The most prominent solution to FAS is making the people aware of the consequences of drinking while pregnant (Hankin). Most people do not think about how drinking does not affect just them or they just simply don’t care. Even though most people are aware that they are not suppose to drink while pregnant it is crucial that warning signs are put up and labels are put on all alcoholic products (Hankin). This will hopefully make those that are drinking conscious of their

PGD does not always result in pregnancy, and is a long, physically and emotionally demanding process to go through and not have it result in a pregnancy. • PGD is significantly more expensive than conceiving a pregnancy the usual way and undergoing prenatal testing • The PGD technology is still considered experimental, so technically long term effects are unknown. • There is a small

Abortion is viewed as a negative decision to some people, but in recent years with the advancements in technology and prenatal testing, selective abortion has started to become widely popular among the newer generations. It is a very controversial due to many people believing it is unethical and a poor decision. There are many logical reasons for a woman wanting an abortion for a child with a disability such as, getting raped, not being financially stable enough to give the child a good quality of

Although there are many factors that affect the development of the fetus, research on the specific effects of prenatal maternal stress and the resulting negative outcomes for the development of the fetus will be reviewed. While there is knowledge of these harmful effects in scientific and medical communities, researchers are still in the midst of discovering the results of these negative effects on human development. An overall review of the literature suggests that this topic is still relatively

Code 44 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a group of conditions that can occur to an individual whose mother drank during pregnancy. These effects include physical, mental, behavioural or learning disabilities. • Facial Characteristics - Small Head - Smaller eye openings - Flattened cheekbones - Distinct philtrum • Short attention span • Poor coordination • Learning difficulties (poor memory, poor language, comprehension and problem solving skills. • Behavioural problems ( hyperactivity

A1: Developmental milestones describe physical skills or behaviors observed in children as they grow and develop at certain ages.1 These milestones include physical (gross and fine motor), cognitive, social, emotional, language and nonverbal communication skills. To ensure that children meet these developmental milestones, parents, early childhood and school teachers, general practitioners and pediatricians use checklists as a guide to ensure that children are roughly “on track” for their age.2

this suffering? There is a solution, and the solution is called prenatal testing. Prenatal testing is a test that can be done on the unborn child to detect things such as birth defects

Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a fatal genetic disorder resulting in progressive destruction of the nervous system. Tay-Sachs is caused by the absence of a vital enzyme called hexosaminidase-A (Hex-A “Without Hex-A, a fatty substance, or lipid, called GM2 ganglioside accumulates abnormally in cells, especially in the nerve cells of the brain. This ongoing accumulation causes progressive damage to the cells.”http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0024672/ Tay-Sachs disease results from defects