Truncus Arteriosus - Types, Risk Factors, Clinical Features, Management & Prevention
Truncus arteriosus is a birth defect in which there is only one main artery in the heart that conveys blood both to the lungs and to the rest of the body...
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Transposition of Great Vessels - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
It is a defect that occurs at the time of birth where the vessels of the heart arise from inappropriate ventricles hindering the oxygen supply to the blood...
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Tetralogy of Fallot - Causes, Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment
Fallot’s tetralogy is a rare and complex birth defect of the heart. Babies born with this condition turn blue (cyanosis) due to inadequate oxygen in their blood. Know more about Fallot’s tetralogy and its treatment...
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Superior Canal Dehiscence
Superior canal dehiscence (SCD) results from a break in the bone above the semicircular canal, caused either by birth defects or due to a head trauma...
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Birth Defects - Structural Defects - Neural Tube Defects - Hypospadias
A structural birth defect means that a specific body part is missing or mal-formed during the embryonic development...
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Solitary Kidney - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Solitary kidney does not pose a grave health risk but it does require additional care. Find out how solitary kidney affects one’s health and quality of life and how to live with the condition. ..
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Prenatal Screening Test
Prenatal screening involves various tests to assess the risk of the unborn baby to be born with a chromosomal anomaly, neural tube defect or any birth defect...
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Polymelia - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Polymelia is a rare birth defect in which a baby is born with more than the usual number of limbs. Polymelia can be prevented with proper prenatal screening...
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Pentalogy of Cantrell (Birth Disorder) - Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment
Pentalogy of Cantrell or thoracoabdominal syndrome is an extremely rare birth disorder involving defects in the coverings of the organs within the abdominal cavity, the heart and its covering membrane, the breastbone and diaphragm. The exact cause is unknown...
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Obesity during Pregnancy: Know the Risks
Women with a body mass index >30 are obese and are at a higher risk for gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Macrosomia and birth defects are risks seen in the babies...
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