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Birth Defects and Maternal Chemical Exposure
Nearly 150,000 babies are born each year with birth defects, about 1 out of very 33 newborns. Maternal chemical exposure at work during pregnancy can be a cause. If your child suffers from a birth defect associated with workplace chemicals, contact Alexander Hawes, LLP immediately to protect your rights. Delays can harm your case.
A birth defect is an abnormality of structure, function or metabolism (body chemistry) present at birth that results in physical or mental disability, or is fatal. Several thousand different birth defects have been identified. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in the first year of life.
Birth Defects Introduction [^]
Common birth defects include:
- Down Syndrome - A genetic disorder (caused by the presence of an extra chromosome), which results in physical and mental abnormalities. Physical characteristics include a flattened face, widely spaced and slanted eyes, smaller head size and lax joints. Mental disabilities are also typical, though there are wide variations in mental ability, behavior, and developmental progress. Possible related health problems include poor resistance to infection, hearing loss, gastrointestinal problems, and heart defects.*
- Anencephaly - A fatal birth defect that happens when the neural tube does not fully close at the top. As a result, the skull and brain do not form properly. Babies with anencephaly die before or shortly after birth.*
- Encephalocele - A birth defect that is often fatal. Part of a baby's skull does not form properly, and part of the brain is outside of the skull. Those babies who do survive often have severe physical and mental handicaps.*
- Neural tube defect (NTD) - Problems in the growth of the spinal cord and brain in an embryo, when the neural tube doesn't close at the top (anencephaly) or the bottom (spina bifida). The defects occur in the first month of pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant. About seven babies are born in the U.S. each day with these birth defects.*
- Spina bifida - A birth defect of the backbone and spinal cord that leaves the spinal cord exposed. A person with spina bifida may have learning disabilities or problems going to the bathroom because of lack of bowel and bladder control, and usually needs crutches or a wheelchair to get around. Eighty to ninety percent of babies with spina bifida survive, and most lead productive lives.*
*If your child suffers from a birth defect associated with workplace chemicals, contact Alexander Hawes, LLP immediately to protect your rights. Delays can harm your case.
Some additional (and more rare) birth defects include:
- Achondroplasia / Albinism / Arnold-Chiari malformation / Autism / Cerebral Palsy / Chromosomal Abnormalities / Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate / Clubfoot and Other Foot Deformities / Congenital Heart Defects / Craniosynostosis /Cystic Fibrosis / Down Syndrome / Fragile X Syndrome / Genital and Urinary Tract Defects / Hashimoto's syndrome / Hearing Loss / Hypotonia / Klippel-Feil syndrome / Marfan Syndrome / Muscular dystrophy / Osteogenesis imperfecta / Phenylketonuria (PKU) / Progeria / Rh Disease / Sickle Cell Disease / Tay-Sachs Disease / Thalassemia / The Neurofibromatoses
If your child has suffered a birth defect and during pregnancy mother and child were exposed to chemicals at work, contact Alexander Hawes, LLP immediately to protect your rights. Be sure to read the articles below on birth defects and chemical exposure. Remember, delays can harm your case.
Birth Defect Articles: [^]
- Birth Defects in Children of Workers Exposed to Chemicals [new]
- Birth Defects Caused by Herbicides, Insecticides, and Industrial Chemicals that Disrupt the Endocrine System
- Cancer in the Electronics Industry
- Chemical Exposure and Disease: The Professional and Layperson's Guide to Understanding Cause and Effect (Book Review)
- Electronics Industry Fraud: Cancer and Birth Defects - A Public Report
- Fetal Brain Damage, Developmental Delays and Intellectual Impairment as a Result of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyl [PCB] in Pregnancy
- In Utero Workplace Injuries: Children Harmed By Solvents During Pregnancy -
- Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Fetal Neurotoxicity, Microcephaly and Mental Retardation: In Utero Brain Damage Caused by Toxic Solvent Exposure -
Birth Defect Links: [^]
- March of Dimes
- The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
- Birth Defects Information at Kidshealth.org
- Medline Birth Defect Links
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