Status
Available
Call number
Publication
New York, Trident Press
ISBN
9780671270957
Local notes
Explains the causes and treatment of a variety of common birth defects and proposes precautions to help improve a woman's chances of having a healthy baby.
CONTENTS:
How life begins -- Life before birth -- What can go wrong and why: Genes and chromosomes -- What can go wrong and why during pregnancy and birth -- Sickle Cell Anemia -- Birthmarks -- Cerebral Palsy -- Chromosomal abnormalities -- Cleft lip and cleft palate -- Clubfoot -- Cystic Fibrosis -- Diabetes -- Hearing loss -- Congenital heart defects -- Hemophilia -- Congenital dislocation of the hip -- Hydrocephalus -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Mental retardation -- Minimal brain dysfunction -- Phenylketonuria (PKU) -- Pyloric stenosis -- Rh disease -- Rubella (German Measles) -- Short stature -- Spina Bifida -- Congenital syphilis -- Tumors -- Visual defects -- How to prevent birth defects -- Genetic counseling.
CONTENTS:
How life begins -- Life before birth -- What can go wrong and why: Genes and chromosomes -- What can go wrong and why during pregnancy and birth -- Sickle Cell Anemia -- Birthmarks -- Cerebral Palsy -- Chromosomal abnormalities -- Cleft lip and cleft palate -- Clubfoot -- Cystic Fibrosis -- Diabetes -- Hearing loss -- Congenital heart defects -- Hemophilia -- Congenital dislocation of the hip -- Hydrocephalus -- Inborn errors of metabolism -- Mental retardation -- Minimal brain dysfunction -- Phenylketonuria (PKU) -- Pyloric stenosis -- Rh disease -- Rubella (German Measles) -- Short stature -- Spina Bifida -- Congenital syphilis -- Tumors -- Visual defects -- How to prevent birth defects -- Genetic counseling.