Incurable Birth Defects

Diabetes

Conjoined Twins

Autism

Edwards Syndrome

Color Blindness

Huntingtons disease

Down Syndrome

Cystic Fibrosis

Hemophilia

Dwarfism

No Prevention

Due to genetics or damage to the eyes & head

est. 300 million affected

No Prevention

Know if my or my child's fathers' genes carry the gene to pass on color blindness

Can affect anyone it is random and unpredictable

An error in cell division which causes 3 copies of chromosome 18 instead of 2

Know that if my child gets it that it is unpredictable and random and i shouldn't feel any guilt for "Passing it on to my child"

No Prevention

Mainly affects men

Blood disease that is typically inherited

Mainly affects men

Know if it's more common for my child, me, or family to get diabetes

Diabetes is more common in people who are African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander.

Caused when there is not enough production of insulin or insulin resistance.

Know as a mom there's a chance your child can get hemophilia genetically

Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21

1/700 babies

Know how common down syndrome is as a future parent

No Prevention

1/189,000 babies affected

If you come across conjoined twins treat them the same as other people/ be nice because it is rare that they have it and survive

Fertilized egg division process occurs late, conjoined twins may be formed or another theory is that a fertilized egg splits in two but the two embryos later fuse together.

No Prevention

est. between 1/14,00 and 1/2700 are born with dwarfism every year

Know how people with Dawrfism like to be treated so you dont offend them

happen through Achrondroplasia, turner syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, etc

No Prevention

1/59 births in the USA

Know how common autism is and how to treat it even though it's incurable

Abnormal developmental of fetal birth but mothers age can also affect it

No Prevention

estimated an average 4-7/100,000 affected

Know if I carry the gene that can be passed on to my child and be aware of that

Caused by a gene defect inherited from parents

No Prevention

caused by mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance gene.

about 1 in 2,500 to 3,500 white newborns

Know if there is a chance for my child to have it since it is common in white newborns and not as common in other ethnic groups

No Prevention

No Prevention