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The risk of knowing …

Troy dvd Planet Earth: The Future trailer A American Tail: Fievel Goes Westn ipod Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire move According to a recent study, a common test used to determine genetic diseases in an unborn child carries its own risks to the health of the fetus. Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia full download Dear Wendy You’re in Love, Charlie Brown trailer All Hat hd A Pocket Full of Rye ipod A recent study lead by Dr. Lewis Holmes of the Massachusetts General Hospital concludes that the test, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), increases the rate of hemangiomas, birth defects caused by the abnormal growth of blood vessels, and other vascular limb defects. CVS is usually performed in the first trimester. It has been regarded as a relatively safe procedure during which a small section of the placenta is removed and tested for serious genetic diseases such as Down syndrome….
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Healthy mouth, healthy baby

The Phantom of the Opera full movie Witchboard Dental hygiene becomes very important when you are expecting a child. During pregnancy, a woman’s gums swell along with the rest of her body. While swollen gums can be pretty painful, they can also pose a health risk to the unborn child. Grumpy Old Men hd X-Men: The Last Stand full movie download Soldier movie The Young One psp Howard Stern’s Butt Bongo Fiesta video download When Harry Met Sally… dvd download The Watcher in the Woods dvd Pregnancy hormones combine with plaque at the gum line, causing gum inflammation. Additionally, about 50 percent of pregnant women experience pregnancy gingivitis. Researchers have found that women who suffer from gum disease during pregnancy are more likely to give birth prematurely or to children with low birth weight. Both of these increase a baby’s chance of developing serious health problems such as cerebral palsy,…
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Rare Cockayne Syndrome resembles Cerebral Palsy

When Marie Hiagler had her first child, Brianna, she was born just like any normal child. Soon after her birth, however, her mother found that something was not so normal–Brianna spit up whatever she drank. She also threw up whatever she managed to swallow. The Interpreter movie download Dr. Dolittle 2 movie Her confused doctors said the child suffered from terrible reflux. Brianna failed to progress like other infants her age; she never was able to crawl of even roll over. After Brianna turned 1, a doctor found calcification in her brain area and diagnosed her with cerebral palsy, but the child didn’t gain weight and had a much smaller head than children with cerebral palsy. Eventually Brianna was diagnosed with an aggressive form of a rare premature aging disease called Cockayne Syndrome. Bugsy Malone download Punisher: War Zone movie download Penelope video Love and Bullets divx We Own the…
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