Prenatal and Child Development
Birth Defects Pathfinder

The best resources for this assignment are the online databases.  This can be accessed from the IMC's computers by clicking on the database folder.  You can also access these from home by going to the IMC home page; you will need passwords
Gale Group's Science Resource Center - this will give your some excellent reference articles, magazine articles, videos and pictures
Facts on File Health - this database will give you essays on the topic and pictures
Ebsco's MastefilePremier - magazine articles, pictures and pamphlets

Internet Sites

Environmental Factors in Birth Defects  -  the databases are the best source for this information

The information for  birth defects is from Medline and includes definitions, risk factors, causes, symptoms, signs and tests and treatment

Down Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Hemophilia
Muscular Dystrophy
Sickle Cell Anemia
Spina Bifida
Tay Sacks
PKU
Rubella Syndrome
Diabetes
RH Disease
Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Congenital Heart Defects
Cerebral Palsy
Thalassemia (Cooley's anemia)

Tests
amniocentesis
ultrasound
 

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