Congenital heart disease
What is it?
Congenital heart disease is a general term that is used to refer to a group of different heart abnormalities that a baby can be born with.
Congenital Limb Defects
What are congenital limb defects?
Congenital limb defects occur when a portion or the entire upper or lower limb fails to form normally when the baby is developing in the uterus.
Congenital Heart Disease
According to the March of Dimes, one in 125 babies born in the United States has a congenital (present at birth) heart defect - a problem that occurred as the baby's heart was developing during pregnancy, ...
Congenital Disorders
Congenital disorders, also called birth defects are deformities that occur at birth.
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Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is a very rare inherited metabolic disorder resulting from the deficient function of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen lll cosynthase (UROS), the fourth enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway.
BACKGROUND: Low pregnancy rate has been reported in women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and little information on pregnancy and children is known.
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs when a pregnant woman passes the condition on to her developing child.
Congenital hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism is a condition in which there is an inadequate production of the thyroid hormone, seen in one in 4,000 live births.
Congenital Anomalies
Another term for birth defects. Congenital anomalies are disorders of form or function that begin before birth.
Congenital lactase deficiency is extremely rare and occurs when a baby is born without enough lactase to digest breast milk. Babies suffering from this must be given lactose-free formula and will be lactose-intolerant for life.
Congenital Heart Defects
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congenital abnormality - an abnormality present at birth.
cordocentesis - a procedure to sample some of the umbilical cord blood during pregnancy.
Congenital Infection Defects
Pregnancy is a crucial time in the life of the mother and child. If the mother contracts an infection during this time, the baby can also become infected, which may result in birth defects.
Congenital Infections
Rubella (German measles) probably is the best known congenital infection that can cause birth defects.
Congenital: Present at birth.
Crowning: The point in labor when the head of the baby can be seen at the vagina.
Doppler: A machine that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to detect the fetal heart.
Congenital problem: Problem present at birth.
Conization of the cervix: Surgical procedure performed on premalignant and malignant conditions of the cervix. A large biopsy of the cervix is taken in the shape of a cone.
congenital cataracts
Some babies are born with cataracts or develop them in childhood, often in both eyes. Some congenital cataracts do not affect vision, but others do and need to be removed.
CONGENITAL - Conditions present from birth, either hereditary or environmental.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia -- A congenital condition characterized by elevated androgens which suppress the pituitary gland and interfere with spermatogenesis or ovulation.
Congenital defect: A defect that is present at birth, acquired during pregnancy but not necessarily hereditary ...
Congenital disorder - A condition present from birth
Contraction - The tightening of the uterine muscles ...
Congenital problem - Problem present at birth.
Constipation - Bowel movements are infrequent or incomplete.
Contraction stress test (CST) - Response of fetus to uterine contractions to evaluate fetal well-being.
congenital - related to the process of gestational development.
creatinine - a substance in the blood (a piece of a protein) which should be at a constant level in the blood.
Congenital disorder: A condition existing at or from birth.
Constipation: Bowel movements that are irregular, hard, dry, and difficult to push out.
Contraception: Methods to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant.
Congenital Disorder - A birth defect.
Contraception - Any method used to prevent pregnancy.
Contraction - The tightening of the uterine muscles.
congenital heart problems
These are heart problems which are present from birth. They may include ventricular septal defect (a hole in the septum) and transposition of the great vessels, where the pulmonary artery and the aorta are reversed.
Congenital
Present before birth. Birth defects are sometimes called congenital malformations since they occur before birth. Many congenital malformations occurs well before birth as early as the first few weeks of pregnancy.
Congenital Muscular Torticollis - A disorder that occurs when a newborn's neck is twisted because of a shortened muscle. Muscular torticollis is also referred to as wryneck. A newborn can be born with muscular torticollis after a difficult delivery.
congenital - present at birth.
congenital anomaly - a health problem present at birth (not necessarily genetic).
congenital varicella syndrome - a combination of birth defects caused by contracting chickenpox during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Congenital heart abnormalities
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Intellectual impairment
Attention deficit, hyperactivity and behavioural disorders
Learning disabilities
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia may be diagnosed prenatally on ultrasound. The usual finding is a heart displaced away from the side of the hernia and the presence of the stomach in the chest at the level of the heart.
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Congenital rubella
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Congenital Anomaly
A non-hereditary characteristic, or defect, developing before birth.
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Congenital anomalies (rare, unless the diabetes was present before pregnancy) in the newborn (heart or lung problems, larger-than-normal baby).
Congenital defect
a birth defect
Conization
surgical removal of a cone-shaped portion of the cervix, usually as a treatment for a precancerous condition ...
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Condition that one is born with due to the lack of an enzyme needed by the adrenal gland.
Congenital Bilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens.
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- A congenital problem with the baby occurs in about 20 per cent of cases of polyhydramnios. There may be a blockage in the oesophagus (swallowing tube), meaning that he cannot swallow the amniotic fluid and control the amount of it around him.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
If you have a congenital heart problem - a malformation that was present when you were born - your baby has a greater risk of developing one, too.
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CAVD stand for Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens. It is a rare condition in which a man is born without a vas deferens. Vas deferens is a tube, which transports the sperm from the testis to the seminal vesicle in order to join his semen.
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X Chromosome - the congenital, developmental, or genetic information in the cell that transmits the information necessary to make a female. All eggs contain one X chromosome, and half of all sperm carry an X chromosome.
Anencephaly: A congenital absence of the brain and cranial vault, with the cerebral hemispheres completely missing or greatly reduced in size.
BICORNUATE UTERUS- A congenital (present at birth) malformation of the uterus where the upper part of the uterus is divided into two parts. The outer appearance of the uterus is heart shaped. This is not a clear cause of infertility.
Kallman's Syndrome: A congenital hypothalamus dysfunction which has multiple symptoms including the failure to complete puberty. Karyotyping: A test performed to analyze chromosomes for the presence of genetic defects.
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As a symptom, it can reflect decreased (or absent) fetal swallowing, congenital anomaly, or abnormal membrane fluid transport. When seen early in pregnancy and in the absence of diabetes, it carries a risk of about 50% of a major congenital anomaly.
Babies with congenital anomalies or chromosomal abnormalities are often associated with low birth weights. Sometimes problems with the placenta can prevent it from providing adequate oxygen and nutrients to the fetus.
Amegakaryocytosis / congenital thrombocytopenia - a platelet disorder with low platelet counts and large platelet size.Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) - is defined by a usually severe defect in the T- and B- lymphocyte systems.
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It's scientifically and biologically proven that congenital deformations are mainly caused by frequent alcohol consumption during pregnancy. So you should avoid all alcoholic drinks, even a glass of wine with your meal, throughout your pregnancy.
Avoid working out in high temperatures since congenital abnormalities could occur to the developing fetus if maternal body temperatures raise to around 102.
In addition, if a woman gets chickenpox while she is pregnant, the fetus is at increased risk for a number of problems, which together are called congenital varicella (vair-i-SELL-uh).
Amniocentesis detects or rules out Down's syndrome, which causes mental retardation, congenital heart defects, and physical characteristics such as skin folds near the eyes. Amniocentesis also detects neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
Bicornate uterus: a congenital malformation of the uterus in which it is divided internally to some degree by a septum (a membrane) and appears to have two "horns." A known and treatable cause of pregnancy loss.
Ultrasounds later in the pregnancy can be used to check the well-being of the fetus and help determine if a cesarean or C-section may be needed to deliver the baby, either because the fetus is especially large, has a congenital defect or is in an ...
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