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Birth Defects and What Causes Them

People fail to realize how their everyday actions could be affecting their unborn children. There are many different types and causes of birth defects. Being a parent of 5, I feel that with the right knowledge, birth defects can be prevented. Both genetic and environmental factors can cause birth defects (March of Dimes, 09-1131-98, February 2002). Some of both of these factors can be prevented.

Up to 40,000 babies are born with some degree of alcohol-related damage each year (March of Dimes, 09-404-00, January 2005). In 1981, the United States Surgeon General issued a public health advisory that required alcohol products to have a warning label. One of the defects attributed to alcohol consumption during pregnancy is fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Three signs of fetal alcohol syndrome are distorted facial features, growth deficit, and central nervous system abnormalities, to include brain abnormalities, motor problems or seizures,......

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