What is FAS? Drinking any kind of alcohol during pregnancy can damage a fetus and cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Children with FAS can have physical, mental, and behavior problems. Whenever alcohol is consumed it gets into the blood system. If a... Read Article »
What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? (Also known as ‘crib death’) SIDS is the sudden, unexplained death of an infant less than one year old. Most SIDS occur between the ages of 2 to 4 months, and is the leading cause of death in children from 1 month... Read Article »
What are Preterm Labor and Preterm Birth? Premature labor (another name for preterm labor) is labor that begins before the 37th week of pregnancy. A doctor will often take steps to try to stop the labor as the risk to the baby’s survival is high at... Read Article »
What is a stillbirth? Unlike a miscarriage, a stillbirth is the loss of a pregnancy by natural causes occurring after the 20th week of pregnancy. Stillbirth can happen before or during delivery. Statistically, one in every 200 pregnancies end with a... Read Article »
Birth defects of the brain and spinal cord are known as neural tube defects. Most common is: Spina Bifida is damage to the spinal cord because the tube that forms the cord does not close properly. Spina bifida causes nerve paralysis below the affected... Read Article »
What are developmental disabilities? Developmental disabilities are birth defects. A single body part, an entire system, or multiple systems can be affected. They are also known as functional birth defects. Different Types of Developmental Disabilities Nervous... Read Article »
