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Prenatal repair of spina bifida is available in specialty centers. Fetuses treated with prenatal fetal repair have significantly improved outcomes compared to children whose defects are repaired shortly after birth. [6] Specifically, fetal repair reduces the rate of hydrocephalus, ventriculoperitoneal shunt dependence, and Chiari malformation ...
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS), sometimes called "chorionic villous sampling" (as "villous" is the adjectival form of the word "villus"), [1] is a form of prenatal diagnosis done to determine chromosomal or genetic disorders in the fetus.
An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, after conception, and for regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide; and, for ...
Prenatal care also include avoiding recreational drugs (including tobacco and alcohol), taking regular exercise, having blood tests, and regular physical examinations. [9] Complications of pregnancy may include disorders of high blood pressure , gestational diabetes , iron-deficiency anemia , and severe nausea and vomiting . [ 3 ]
Prenatal testing consists of prenatal screening and prenatal diagnosis, which are aspects of prenatal care that focus on detecting problems with the pregnancy as early as possible. [1] These may be anatomic and physiologic problems with the health of the zygote , embryo , or fetus , either before gestation even starts (as in preimplantation ...
Prenatal care in the United States is a health care preventive care protocol recommended to women with the goal to provide regular check-ups that allow obstetricians-gynecologists, family medicine physicians, or midwives to detect, treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and child. [1]
Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions. [1] It has other uses such as in the assessment of infection and fetal lung maturity. [ 2 ] Prenatal diagnostic testing, which includes amniocentesis, is necessary to conclusively diagnose the majority of genetic disorders, with amniocentesis ...
A 2013 review of 27 studies on prenatal and early childhood exposures to organophosphate pesticides found all but one showed negative neurodevelopmental outcomes. In the ten studies that assessed prenatal exposure, "cognitive deficits (related to working memory) were found in children at age 7 years, behavioral deficits (related to attention ...