Introduction: I chose this project because of its individual ramification on my personal life. I’m a survivor of something called Amniotic Band Syndrome, which caused my disability in utero. I’ve lived with this disability my entire life. My mother discovered the possibility of a disability through a sonogram in the first trimester of her pregnancy ...
Each year, thousands of children are born with birth defects commonly associated with genetic disorders. For many, the absence in the development of a limb may be well anticipated during the gestational period, providing parents with an opportunity to seek out early treatment options for the child afflicted with the complication. One such limb complication ...
Moebius Syndrome is a fairly rare neurological disorder that is present at birth. Children born with this condition are unable to move the muscles in their faces, leaving them unable to smile or frown, blink, or even move their eyes. Moebius primarily affects the 6th and 7th cranial nerves, but may also affect the 3rd, ...
Down syndrome is caused by a genetic problem that happens before your child is born. Children with Down syndrome are born with an extra chromosome. Most people are born with forty six chromosomes but people who have Down syndrome are born with forty seven chromosomes. If you have extra chromosomes then your body and brain ...
How would you like to go through your entire life where your body is unable to control bleeding whether it is internal or external? That is what my six year old cousin, Parker, as well as many other people in the world suffers from every minute of the day for all of their lives. But ...
As you enter the third trimester of your pregnancy you begin the final countdown until it’s time to deliver your baby. The third trimester also changes the frequency of prenatal visits, testing, and types of exams you will experience. As you enter this final stage of pregnancy the focus begins to shift less on the ...
I have a close friend who is expecting her second daughter in about four months. The other day I received an email from her about her baby girl. I opened the email, fully expecting to see ultrasound pictures, read wonderful news about how the baby is developing, how big the baby is measuring, and other ...
There are a few things that a pregnant woman can’t do for herself, but usually they aren’t necessary. Most of the tests professionals perform can be done at home, affordably, and certainly women are capable of measuring their vitals. Most of a prenatal visit is spent answering and asking questions about the pregnancy, but most ...
