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