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Congenital hypothyroidism ( CH) is thyroid hormone deficiency present at birth. If untreated for several months after birth, severe congenital hypothyroidism can lead to growth failure and permanent intellectual disability. Infants born with congenital hypothyroidism may show no effects, or may display mild effects that often go unrecognized as ...
During continued fetal development, the early body systems, and structures that were established in the embryonic stage continue to develop. Sex organs begin to appear during the third month of gestation. The fetus continues to grow in both weight and length, although the majority of the physical growth occurs in the last weeks of pregnancy.
Choroid plexus cysts ( CPCs) are cysts that occur within choroid plexus of the brain. They are the most common type of intraventricular cyst, [ 1] occurring in 1% of all pregnancies. [ 2] It is believed that many adults have one or more tiny CPCs. [ 3] The fetal brain may create these cysts as a normal part of development.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders ( FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who is exposed to alcohol during gestation. [ 1] FASD affects 1 in 20 Americans, but is highly mis- and under-diagnosed. [ 9] The several forms of the condition (in order of most severe to least severe) are: fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), partial fetal ...
Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome ( CIDS) is a medical condition present at birth marked by impaired physical and mental development, due to insufficient thyroid hormone ( hypothyroidism) often caused by insufficient dietary iodine during pregnancy. It is one cause of underactive thyroid function at birth, called congenital hypothyroidism ...
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome ( MDS or MDDS ), or Alper's disease, is any of a group of autosomal recessive disorders that cause a significant drop in mitochondrial DNA in affected tissues. Symptoms can be any combination of myopathic, hepatopathic, or encephalomyopathic. [ 1] These syndromes affect tissue in the muscle, liver, or both ...
Major moment. Three months after giving birth to son Radley, Audrey Roloff reflected on her third child’s “harmonious” arrival. Little People, Big World's Audrey Roloff and Jeremy Roloff's ...
Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. [ 1] Extreme preterm [ 2] is less than 28 weeks, very early preterm birth is between 28 and 32 weeks, early preterm birth occurs between 32 and 34 weeks, late preterm birth is ...