Grade 11 Raising Healthy Children (HPC3O)

Problems in Prenatal Development

Recommended Websites

General Websites

• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/

• https://medlineplus.gov/encyclopedia.html

• http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/BrowseConditions (Type in genetic disorder into search.)

• http://www.babycenter.ca/ (Use search function and type in "pregnancy and caffeine", "pregnancy and marijuana", "pregnancy and cocaine", "pregnancy and alcohol", etc.)

Albinism

• http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/albinism.html

• http://www.healthline.com/health/albinism

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/albinism/basics/causes/con-20029935

• http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245861.php

Alcohol

• http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/alcohol-use.html

• http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=122&id=1950

• http://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/alcohol-during-pregnancy.aspx

• http://www.babycenter.com/0_drinking-alcohol-during-pregnancy_3542.bc

• http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/168-174.htm

• http://www.doitnow.org/pages/140.html

• http://www.babycenter.ca/a3542/alcohol-and-your-pregnancy

Anencephaly

• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/anencephaly/anencephaly.htm

• http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site578/mainpageS578P0.html

Caffeine and Pregnancy

• http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/caffeine-in-pregnancy.aspx

• http://www.babycenter.ca/a3955/caffeine-and-pregnancy-whats-safe

Cerebral Palsy

• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_palsy/cerebral_palsy.htm

• http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=146&channel_id=9&relation_id=10860

Cleft Lip / Palate

• http://www.sickkids.ca/CleftLip/What-we-do/index.html

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/cleft_lip_palate.html

Cocaine

• https://www.mothertobaby.org/files/cocaine.pdf

• http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-health/illegal-drugs-during-pregnancy/

• http://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/illicit-drug-use-during-pregnancy.aspx

Cystic Fibrosis

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/cf/

• http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=41&channel_id=2048&relation_id=36907

Down Syndrome

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/down_syndrome.html

• http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=44&channel_id=2048&relation_id=36907

Dwarfism

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/bones/dwarfism.html

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dwarfism/basics/definition/con-20032297

   

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20021015

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/fas.html

• http://www.well.com/user/woa/fsfas.htm

• http://www.nofas.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fact-sheet-what-everyone-should-know_old_chart-new-chart1.pdf

• http://www.nofas.org/factsheets/

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fetalalcoholspectrumdisorders.html

Marijuana and Pregnancy

• http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/illicit-drug-use-during-pregnancy.aspx

• http://learnaboutmarijuanawa.org/factsheets/reproduction.htm

Muscular Dystrophy

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscular-dystrophy/basics/definition/con-20021240

• http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Muscular-dystrophy/Pages/Introduction.aspx

• http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/bones/muscular_dystrophy.html

• http://www.mda.org/disease/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy/overview

Nicotine and Pregnancy

• http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/tobaccousepregnancy/

• http://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/smoking-during-pregnancy.aspx

• http://www.babycenter.com/0_how-smoking-during-pregnancy-affects-you-and-your-baby_1405720.bc

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2656811/

• http://www.webmd.com/baby/news/20110711/smoking-in-pregnancy-raises-birth-defect-risk

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/phenylketonuria/basics/definition/con-20026275

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001166.htm

• http://www.marchofdimes.org/baby/phenylketonuria-in-your-baby.aspx#

• http://www.newbornscreening.info/Parents/aminoaciddisorders/PKU.html

• http://www.healthline.com/health/phenylketonuria#Overview1

• http://www.canpku.org/about-pku

Progeria

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/progeria/basics/definition/con-20029424

• http://www.progeriaresearch.org/about_progeria/

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001657.htm

• https://www.genome.gov/11007255

Rubella

• http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/rubella_in_pregnancy

• http://www.babycenter.com/0_rubella-german-measles-during-pregnancy_9527.bc

• http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1104.aspx?CategoryID=54

Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Pregnancy

• http://www.medicinenet.com/sexually_transmitted_diseases_and_pregnancy_stds/article.htm

• http://www.cdc.gov/std/pregnancy/STDFact-Pregnancy.htm

Siamese Twins / Conjoined Twins

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/conjoined-twins/basics/definition/con-20029293

• http://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/conjoined-twins/about#.VSV94-HpdQI

• http://www.womens-health.co.uk/contwins.html

• http://pediatriceducation.org/2012/04/30/what-are-the-different-types-of-conjoined-twins/

Sickle Cell Anemia

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Sca/SCA_WhatIs.html

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/sickle_cell_anemia.html

Spina Bifida

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/spina_bifida.html

• http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_condition_info_details.asp?disease_id=203&channel_id=9&relation_id=10860

• http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/spina-bifida

• http://www.sbhao.on.ca/spina-bifida

Tay Sachs

• http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/genetic/tay_sachs.html

• http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/taysachs/taysachs.htm

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002390/

• http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/tay-sachs-disease

Thalidomide

• http://www.thalidomide.ca/summary/

• http://www.marchofdimes.com/pregnancy/thalidomide.aspx

• http://www.mothertobaby.org/files/Thalidomide.pdf

• http://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/thalidomide.html

• http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-23500853

• http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a699032.html

X-rays and Pregnancy

• http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/expert-answers/x-ray-during-pregnancy/faq-20058264

• http://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/MedicalImaging/MedicalX-Rays/ucm142632.htm

• http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/2294.aspx?CategoryID=54&SubCategoryID=130

• https://hps.org/hpspublications/articles/pregnancyandradiationexposureinfosheet.html