March 3rd is the World Birth Defects Day

wbdd_2015In 2015, 12 leading international health organizations announced March 3rd the World Birth Defects Day.

Birth defects are the main cause of death in children under one year of age worldwide. And the purpose of the World Birth Defects Day is to raise awareness of the opportunities for future parents to prevent birth defects in children, simple rules that can reduce the risk of pathological abnormalities in newborns.

Alcohol is known to have the detrimental effect on the nervous system of the fetus. Thus, avoiding of alcohol consumption by pregnant women can reduce the risk of nervous system abnormalities in the fetus.

Very important factors that lead to the formation of congenital malformations are also radiation, the effect of various chemicals and drugs.

Anomalies of the cardiovascular and nervous systems, congenital abnormalities of vision and hearing result may be caused by rubella infection during pregnancy, which can be prevented by screening women who plan pregnancy for past rubella and vaccination, if necessary.

It is also known that folic acid deficiency increases the risk of abnormalities of the nervous system. Prophylactic use of folic acid by women planning a pregnancy, can significantly reduce the likelihood of developing neural tube abnormalities in the child.

Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells of the bone marrow, peripheral blood or umbilical cord blood often is the only possible method of curing congenital anemias, cytopenias, metabolic disorders, immune deficiencies. Therefore, the preservation of umbilical cord blood of the newborn in the Cryobank is an extra protection for a baby from a number of serious illnesses throughout life.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVgQygoumto&feature=youtu.be

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