U2: Birth Defects

Question 1

How many babies are born with birth defects?

Answer 1

1-33

Question 2

What is CHD?

Answer 2

Congenital Heart Defects: The structure of a baby’s heart and the way it works

Question 3

What is a cleft lip and cleft palate?

Answer 3

Facial structures that are developing in an unborn baby that doesn’t close completely

Question 4

What causes down syndrome?

Answer 4

Abnormal cell division resulting in an extra/partial copy of chromosome 21

Question 5

When does down syndrome occur during pregnancy?

Answer 5

Early development

Question 6

What type of birth defect is Spina Bifida?

Answer 6

Neural Tube defect

Question 7

How does Spina Bifida occur?

Answer 7

Spine and spinal cord doesn’t form properly

Question 8

What nutrient reduces risk of Spina Bifida?

Answer 8

Folic Acid