Stomach Birth Defect Rate Increased Over 2 Decades
Gastroschisis, a hole in the abdominal wall, more common in babies born to teen mothers (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rate of Birth Defect of Abdominal Wall Increasing, C.D.C. Says
The rate of gastroschisis has increased about 30 percent since 1995, the agency reported. For young black mothers, the increase was 263 percent. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS Tags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pregnancy and Childbirth gastroschisis Bowels Birth Defects Source Type: news
Why Blood Donors Are My Heroes
Post written by Joey Hoffman, mother of a blood recipient.
On February 8, 2003, my daughter, Daisy, received her first blood transfusion immediately after birth. It helped save her life – as did countless other transfusions over the years.
At eight weeks in utero, Daisy was diagnosed with gastroschisis, a congenital condition in which her intestines developed outside of her body in the amniotic fluid. My OB-GYN stated that she would be OK. They would place her intestines back inside her abdomen, and she’d recover in the neonatal intensive care unit for two weeks.
Daisy lived in the NICU for seven months.
Daisy didn’t...
Source: Red Cross Chat - August 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sarah Layton Tags: Blood biomed transfusion Source Type: news
Gastroschisis: Risk Factors May Predict Postnatal OutcomesGastroschisis: Risk Factors May Predict Postnatal Outcomes
Intraabdominal bowel dilatation, polyhydramnios, and gastric dilatation may help identify those neonates with a prenatal diagnosis of gastroschisis who are at higher risk for postnatal complications. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
What Types of Abdominal Wall Defects Are There?
Discussion
Abdominal wall defects are common in pediatric and adult patients. Pediatric patients not surprisingly have more congenital defects and adults have more that are spontaneously acquired and some are due to surgeries. Adults often have more complications of their defects also. Defects are usually classified by location.
Learning Point
Types of abdominal wall defects include:
Congenital or Spontaneous
Epigastric
Rectus muscles fail to approximate at the linea alba between the umbilicus and xyphoid process. Usually presents as painless bulge
Occurs to 5% of children
Incarceration is uncommon in children but much...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 22, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
The toddler who can't EAT: Baby Georgia has to be fed through a tube because her intestines developed outside her body
Georgia Diamond, from Newport in South Wales, was diagnosed with a bowel condition, gastroschisis, while in the womb. It causes the intestines to grow outside the abdomen, meaning the 23-month-old cannot eat and has to be fed through a tube. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Parent’s View: The Importance of Children’s Hospitals
This story is written by Kerri Vatour and was originally published on the Children’s Hospital Association’s blog.
The first time Boston Children’s Hospital saved my son’s life, he was 21 hours old.
It wasn’t a surprise—Joey had been diagnosed in utero with both a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a hole between the right and left sides of his heart, and a duodenal stenosis, where a portion of the intestine is so constricted that very little can pass through, by doctors in the Advanced Fetal Care Center.
Upon birth, it was obvious that the latter issue would take precedence, and Dr. Smithers worked his ma...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - August 21, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: All posts Source Type: news
Alcohol use before pregnancy linked to intestinal birth defect
Women should refrain from drinking alcohol before they try to become pregnant, according to maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Alcohol is associated with an increased risk for mental delays, cardiac anomalies and facial clefting in babies. In a recent study, researchers also found that alcohol is linked to gastroschisis, a birth defect of the baby's abdominal wall. "Preconception programs focused on alcohol abstinence may help to reverse the increasing incidence of this birth defect worldwide," said one researcher. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 1, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Remembering my Boston Children’s childhood
When a baby is born with, or develops, a serious medical condition it doesn’t just affect the child—his or her whole family is affected. In the following blog, Jenn Streeter describes her experience “growing up” at Boston Children’s Hospital, as the healthy sister of a young boy being treated for multiple conditions.
By Jenn Streeter
The Streeters when Josh was an infant
There are certain childhood memories that stick with a person throughout life—a trip to Disney World, waking up Christmas morning and finding a new bike under the tree or the butterflies you get in your stomach on the first da...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: All posts Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories child life Complex Care Services medically complex children Nedda Hobbs our patients' stories Source Type: news
Ventral Abdominal Wall Defects
Omphalocele and gastroschisis are the two most common congenital abdominal wall defects requiring neonatal intensive care. Historically treated as a single entity, they represent two distinct pathologies with different clinical management algorithms and associated outcomes. With improvements in prenatal diagnosis, neonatal intensive care, and pediatric surgical practices, good long-term outcomes are possible in the absence of catastrophic bowel injury or debilitating associated anomalies. (Source: NeoReviews recent issues)
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - August 1, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kastenberg, Z. J., Dutta, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Decongestant sprays linked to rare birth defects
Conclusion
This study suggests a possible link between phenylephrine and phenylpropanolamine – found in decongestant medicines – and an increased risk of three specific birth defects (endocardial cushion defect, ear defects, pyloric stenosis). Numerous other medications were tested but were not found to be associated with birth defects.
However, the study performed many statistical comparisons looking for links with many different birth defects. These three defects were the ones where significant links were found, but it is possible that some of the results may be due to chance alone.
The authors clearly recognised the...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Pregnancy/child Cancer Source Type: news
Gastroschisis on the RiseGastroschisis on the Rise
The proportion of babies born with gastroschisis has nearly doubled since 1995, according to a large new study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Rare birth defect on the rise
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The proportion of babies born with a defect called gastroschisis has nearly doubled since 1995, according to a large new study. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Rare Birth Defect on the Rise
The proportion of babies born with a defect called gastroschisis has nearly doubled since 1995, according to a large new study.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Birth Defects, Hernia (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kenya: Unusual Birth in Kocholia
[The Star]A premature baby with "omphalocele" was born at Kocholia District hospital in Teso North yesterday. Doctors had to induce the birth at seven months after the mother developed health complications. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - June 7, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
