I have a friend who is expecting her second daughter in about four months. The other day I received a letter from her about a little girl. I opened the email, fully expecting to see ultrasound pictures, read wonderful news about how bay is growing, how big the baby is, and other happy things. news […]
Tag Archives: Trisomy 18
A human being is made up of cells that contain 23 sets, or pairs of chromosomes. Half of their chromosomes are from the mother, and half from the father. Sometimes it happens inside the cells that it causes a deviation in the number of chromosomes; sometimes there are too few chromosomes and other times even […]
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Trisomy is a genetic disorder in which a child is born with all or part of an extra chromosome. Normally, humans have two copies of all chromosomes (except males, who have a different pair of chromosomes in the form of the X and Y sex chromosomes). In Trisomy, one is born with a third copy […]
The dispute over partial birth abortion is one that is extremely controversial, disturbing, and sometimes very difficult to understand. During the past decade, it has been an ongoing issue for debate in state and federal courts throughout the country. In 2003, Congress passed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, prohibiting these types of abortions throughout […]
I was in my 22ndweeks of pregnancy and going to my second ultrasound. My husband and I were so excited that not only did we get to see our baby, but we also got to know him or her. I remember taking a longer sonogram than usual (this was my 6th pregnancy; so I was […]
Edwards syndrome is a genetic disorder more commonly known as Trisomy 18. It occurs when a baby has three instead of two copies of chromosome 18. What exactly is Edwards syndrome? This condition is fairly common. According to the Trisomy 18 Foundation, it occurs in around 1 out of every 3,000 live births. Researchers believe […]