BIRTH As we belong in animal kingdom, birth is universally recognized as a miracle of renewal where, once again, a life begins. While humans are better than ever at saving the lives of even the smallest newborn, the whole process of birth is one of amazing change and brings finality to nine months of preparation for complete new born baby. In addition in order the birth to take place, labor process it’s inevitable. Labor. Labor is the beginning of the active birth process. Many expectant mothers ask themselves the important question ‘‘is this it?’’ more than once in the late weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes they feel a slight contraction and then nothing more. Such contractions, known as Braxton-Hicks contractions, are relatively painless and
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BIRTH DEFECTS
BIRTH DEFECTS A birth defect is an abnormality, present at birth, of the structure, function, or metabolism of a part of the body. According to various researches. Almost 150,000 babies who are born each year are sayed to born with a birth defect. In addition are more than 4,000 known birth defects, which, when taken together, are the leading cause of infant death. Causes of Birth Defects. Although the causes of the most birth defects are unknown, many are attributable to a combination of some factors. Some birth defects are the result of genetic determinants, like an abnormality due to an inherited trait. For instance, researchers have linked various physical malformations, metabolic abnormalities, certain vision and hearing losses, and other birth defects to