When Baby Needs Special Care

Birth Defects Quiz

Here's a tough one: When is an unborn baby most at risk of developing abnormalities?

Did You Know?

New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say that all pregnant women, regardless of age, should be offered screening for Down syndrome. Women ages 35 and older have been offered amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling as a test for Down syndrome. The new guidelines say that all women should be offered an ultrasound and a blood test in the first trimester.

The NICU
Newborns who need intensive medical attention are often admitted into a special area of the hospital called the neonatal intensive care unit.

Problems and Conditions
These range from weight and growth problems to breathing and blood disorders, fever, and infections.

Birth Defects and Genetic Disorders
Birth defects are also called "congenital anomalies" or "congenital abnormalities." "Congenital" means "present at birth." "Anomalies" and "abnormalities" mean there is a problem present in a baby.

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