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The importance of folic acid
New film explains the importance of folic acid to any woman who can have a baby A new film entitled ‘I am a …’ has been released by the national charity Shine as part of their campaign Go Folic! which aims to communicate the message that taking folic acid is essential in preventing birth defects…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Charity, Preparing your body, Special Needs
Tagged charity, Folic acid, Go Folic, Hydrocephalus, News, Pregnancy, special needs, Spina bifida
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Ultrasound scans explained
When are scans done? You’ll probably be offered two NHS ultrasound scans in pregnancy. Scans performed before eight weeks are usually done vaginally, using a special probe, to allow a clearer picture of the tiny baby while later scans are all done using a scanner on the bump. Dating scan at 8-12 weeks the sonographer…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Pregnancy Health, Pregnancy Tests
Tagged 3D/4D scans, abnomalities, Amniocentesis, anomaly scan, Baby, dating scan, Down’s syndrome, Hydrocephalus, low lying placenta, nuchal fold translucency test, Nuchal scan, Pregnancy, scan, sonographer, Spina bifida, Ultrasound
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Adding folic acid to flour
Yvette Cooper, Minister for Public Health and mother of a young child, said: “This shows the importance of folic acid intake in preventing the tragic occurrence or neural tube defects in unborn children and babies. “We are very keen to encourage measures to prevent spina bifida and other NTDs and will shortly be consulting widely…
Spina bifida: What is it?
Spina bifida is a condition which occurs when one or more of the bones in a baby’s spine fails to form properly very early on in development in the womb. This leaves a gap in the spine, so that part of the spinal cord, which lies inside the spine, is left exposed and unprotected. In some cases, the…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health, Special Needs
Tagged baby health, Folic acid, Hydrocephalus, special needs, Spina bifida
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A guide to special needs
Almost all babies are born healthy and grow and develop normally. In a tiny percentage of cases, though, babies are born with problems that affect their health and development, and which mean that they need to have some kind of special care, often throughout their lives. Anencephaly Cerebral palsy Cleft lip and palate Club foot or talipes Congenital…
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is commonly known as ‘water on the brain’. This ‘water’ is actually a fluid produced in the cavities in the brain, which circulates around the brain and the spinal cord to protect them, and is then absorbed into the bloodstream. Hydrocephalus occurs when for some reason the fluid isn’t absorbed into the blood so it collects inside the…
Supplement may prevent water on the brain
5th December 2005 A dietary supplement taken during pregnancy could cut the risk of hydrocephalus, according to new research. The condition which is also known as water on the brain affects one child in every 500 live births in the UK and US and one in every 100 births in the developing world. It was thought this was…
What are antenatal tests looking for?
Some antenatal tests check your baby for genetic and congenital abnormalities. A genetic abnormalities are caused by faulty information in the baby’s genes: the fundamental information inherited from parents that programmes the baby to be the unique individual he or she is. The baby’s genes are passed on to him at the moment of conception. A…
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Tagged Amniocentesis, congenital abnormalities, Congenital disorders, Disability, Down syndrome, Down’s syndrome, Edward’s syndrome, genetic and congenital abnormalities, Genetic disorders, Health, Hydrocephalus, Hydrocephalus Spina bifida, learning disability, Spina bifida, Turner’s syndrome Turner’s syndrome
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