Genetic Disorders & Birth Defects
Spina Bifida Test
Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that develops during the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column does not develop or close completely.
Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that develops during the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column does not develop or close completely.
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21. This extra genetic
A Relapse Doesn’t Mean Recovery is Impossible Studies show that using drugs, legal or illegal, during pregnancy has a direct impact on your fetus. If
Genetic counseling is the process of determining the risk you have of passing on an inheritable disease to your baby. Genetic counseling involves a specially
Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a very common member of the herpes family of viruses. By age 40, half of the adult population has been infected
Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is when there is bleeding in or around the ventricles of the brain. This condition is most common in premature babies (though
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disease caused by a genetic mutation. This disease used to be very difficult to diagnose, but for the last 40+
Cerebral palsy refers to a group of conditions that affect control of movement and posture. Because of damage to areas of the brain that control
