Birth Defects

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Across 2. Can some birth defects be prevented? 5. A missing or extra one of these affects sexual development and may cause infertility 9. this birth defect is mainly found in european jewish heritage 12. extra 18 and 13 chromosomes cause this and later, death 15. A congenital infection that causes deafness, retardation, heart defects, and blindness 17. When a baby is born with an extra 21 chromosome 18. The most common type of structural birth defects (1 baby in 125) 19. 1 in ____ babie are affected by fetal alcohol syndrome 20. a blood clotting disorder

Down 1. A defect causing progressive muscular weakness 3. This STD causes stillbirth, newborn death, and bone defects in babies 4. This is how babies are made, which also is where many birth defects are traded between parents 6. a fatal disorder of lungs and other organs affecting mainly caucasians 7. When a baby cannot process a part of proteins that affect brain development 8. 1% of babies are born of this disease which caues mental retardation 10. This affects 1in 3500 babies and detsroys brain cells because of a lack of enzymes 11. The stage where most birth defects occur 13. When the spine is exposed bast the epidermal layer affecting 1 in 2,000 babies 14. This is when a mother and a fathers + and - blood do not mix 16. This many babies are born wtih birth defects every year

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