What is the reason for abnormal babies?
Birth Defects. A birth defect is something visibly abnormal, internally abnormal, or chemically abnormal about your newborn baby’s body. The defect might be caused by genetics, infection, radiation, or drug exposure, or there might be no known reason.
What causes brain damage babies?
Most commonly, neonatal brain damage is either caused by trauma to the baby’s brain and skull and/or a lack of oxygen flow to the brain near the time of birth (birth asphyxia). Brain bleeds (intracranial hemorrhages) are an example of a traumatic brain injury caused by excessive force to the baby’s brain or skull.
What are the chances of having a baby with abnormalities?
CDC estimates that birth defects occur in about 1 in every 33 infants born in the United States each year. Birth defects can occur during any pregnancy, but some factors increase the risk for birth defects.
What are the major causes of congenital abnormalities?
Approximately 50% of congenital anomalies cannot be linked to a specific cause. However, known causes include single gene defects, chromosomal disorders, multifactorial inheritance, environmental teratogens and micronutrient deficiencies. Genetic causes can be traced to inherited genes or from mutations.
Can ultrasound detect brain damage in baby?
Neonatal Ultrasound Neonatal cranial ultrasound is considered the gold-standard screening method for neonatal brain injury, for the detection of major or significant abnormalities of the brain, most notably severe IVH or cystic periventricular leukomalacia in the preterm infant.
How early can fetal abnormalities be detected?
Major abnormalities of the fetal head, abdominal wall and urinary tract, and of the umbilical cord and placenta, can be reliably detected at 10-11 weeks of gestation. Detection of other anomalies such as spina bifida, diaphragmatic hernia or heart defects is limited before 13 weeks of gestation.
What is the most common congenital defect?
Congenital heart defects are conditions present at birth that can affect the way the heart works. They can cause lifelong disability or death. They are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 40,000 births in the United States each year.