Fetal health issues

This is something that every mother worries about, but such fetal health issues are very, very rare, so please try not to be too anxious. The cause of many fetal defects is still unknown. Some may be caused by a defective gene while others could be due to the harmful effects of drugs, radiation, infections of the baby in the womb or metabolic disorders.

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  Fetal problems

  I know this is something that every mother worries about, but I can't stress strongly enough that such problems are very, very rare, so please try not to be too anxious. The cause of many fetal defects is still unknown. Some may be caused by a defective gene (see Genetic counselling) while others...
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  Fetal surgery

  Thanks to the development of specialized surgical techniques, it's now possible to correct some defects when a baby is still in the womb. Some procedures are still experimental, but they may be the baby's only chance, and many parents see this as a risk worth taking.
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  Miriam's casebook - Rhesus-negative Mother

  Elena's blood group is Rhesus (Rh) negative and her partner's, Chris, is Rh positive. Their daughter is Rh positive so Elena may have developed anti-Rh-positive antibodies. Their second baby has a 50:50 chance of being Rh positive. If this second baby is Rh positive, the baby's red blood cells...
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