birth defects

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Blogger @gimitchelray (244) 4 Jun 17

I was born with a birth defect and had multiple surgeries on my head, feet,and spine. I faced death from birth to now on multiple occasions. I was born with a birth defect called spina bifida. When I was born my spine was on the...

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FDA Approves Contaminated Foods

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 14 Oct 11

Researchers are accusing the FDA for not being tough enough on safety after the BP oil spill in the Gulf. They report that seafood (especially seafood without fins and scales - my emphasis) are found with very high and dangerous...

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Older Women and Pregnancy

Bluntress @Bluntress (85) • United States 15 Jan 10

What age is to old for a woman to get pregnant? I think a woman should have the right to have a baby at any age and that is of legal age to be an adult. My mother had a baby in her early forties and we did not think anything of...

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was your child born with any rare birth defects?

randi1201 @randi1201 (18) • United States 30 Mar 09

My daughter was. She was diagnosed with craniosynostosis at birth (she is now 4 months old). It is when the sutures in the skull fuse together before the birth. She has to have surgery on her head so that her head and brain will...

birth defects

craniosynostosis

surgery

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Are We Really Wrong With IVF?

skysuccess @skysuccess (8857) • Singapore 21 Mar 09

I just do not know how to describe my mixed feelings as I read how recent studies conducted have discovered a staggering 30% of test tube babies born are likely to have DEFECTS! When IVF was introduced, I was so happy for those...

artificial insemination

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When a baby has a birth defects?

ana3173 @ana3173 (420) • Philippines 6 Feb 09

I am a mother so I understand the feelings of being a mother, Parents of children with birth defects experience shock, anger, grief and denial, But one thing you can do for yourself and your child is to seek support. getting in...

baby

birth defects

two face baby

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my daughter is perfect, what do you mean?

amberjean3 @amberjean3 (48) • United States 16 Oct 08

I have twin girls. They are beautiful, i love them. To me they are perfect. I wouldnt change anything. i wont forget when they told me that one of my girls had half a foot. I was suprised to find myself, not upset. My sister and...

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Can you believe a town would do this??

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 1 Oct 08

I work with developmentally disabled adults and today we had a bit of free time and some nice fall weather and wanted to take them for a hike. We packed them up in a van and drove to a nearby park that had just opened. The...

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Green Tea and Birth Defects

elainablack @elainablack (34) • United States 20 Mar 08

I remember reading blips in magazines that green tea was harmful to the developing fetus while I was pregnant with my first baby. Unsure whether this was true or not, I simply stopped drinking it until after my son was born. When...

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Cleft Lip and Palate

naytors73 @naytors73 (13) • United States 28 Oct 07

My daughter who is now 14 was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate. Needless to say I freaked out when i had her. It didnt show up on the sonogram and I was blamin myself thinkin that there was something I did for her to be...

birth defects

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Level II ultrasound to check for down syndrome, anyone have one done?

princessmom1011 @princessmom1011 (719) • United States 11 Sep 07

ok well last week i found out that my results for down syndrome came back borderline low and they wanted to do a level II ultrasound to check out for sure and get this they tell me the bad news and then don't schedule the...

birth defects

down syndrome

ultrasounds

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My daughter has this friend who takes regular heavy meds?

judyt00 @judyt00 (3496) • Canada 17 Jun 07

4 months ago, she was prescribed something different for an infection, but the doctor didn't tell her that it would make her birth control ineffective. She went to a clinic that says it does abortions. For three months they made...

abortion

birth defects

mature content

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Pregnancy Complications during Childbirth

Swtrose @Swtrose (3385) • Canada 5 Jun 07

Did anyone have any pregnancy complications during childbirth? My first labor was not a smooth one. I had placental abruption. My doctor informed me that my doctor and I were both very lucky to be alive. With my second pregnacy I...

birth defects

labor

placental abruption

pregnancy complications

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Why do we ban close relatives from marrying?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 24 May 07

The most common answer to this question is, "because of the high risk of birth defects in offsping from close relatives". That would seem like a logical answer, but we don't bar anyone else with a high risk of passing on birth...

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Would you abort him/her at birth?

Swtrose @Swtrose (3385) • Canada 11 May 07

If you were going to have a baby and you knew that the baby was going to have a birth defect would you abort the baby, given the opportunity? My daughter was born with congenital heart disease at 5 weeks she died during...

abortion

birth defects

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Are you disabled?

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 12 Apr 07

When I was expecting my second child I read a lot of books about healthy pregnancy and childbirth. One book indicated that if you wear glasses, you have a birth defect and are disabled. I was taken aback by that statement. Most of...

birth defects

disabilities

polio

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Let's talk about abortion...

Jennifer21 @Jennifer21 (2476) • United States 31 Mar 07

Is there any way you would have an abortion or you think an abortion is right? I am on alot of meds that could cause bad birth defects. Of course I am on birth control, but it is not 100% effective. If I was to get pregnant while...

abortion

birth defects

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Any ASD stories out there?

jollyjeangiant @jollyjeangiant (219) • United States 24 Mar 07

ASD is a congenital heart defect where you have a hole in one of the interior walls of your heart. I was born with it, my family found out when I was about a month old, and I was supposed to have open heart surgery when I was five...

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What's the most challenging part of life with spina bifida?

tendernesstour @tendernesstour (62) • United States 11 Mar 07

As an adult living with spina bifida, I'm primarily aiming this question at others living with spina bifida and/or those with spina bifida in their families. I'm mostly focused on myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina...

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Operation Smile....

cdparazo @cdparazo (5765) • Philippines 9 Mar 07

A group of doctors and some foundations pulled together thier resources and 'know how' to give those children with cleft palate free operation to correct such birth defect. It really touches my heart how such capability to give a...

birth defects

cleft palate

smile

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