Birth Defects and Characteristics
Babies that are carried to term with Trisomy 18 are born with many defects. These defects include; clenched Fists, a deformed head, defective organs, malformed genitalia, delayed growth, Cleft lip/Cleft Palate, webbing between fingers and toes, missing fingers and toes, and neural tube defects [9]. Children who do survive to adolescence that have Edwards Syndrome have mental retardation and have delayed growth [10].
Some of the physical defects can be fixed. Children that have a Cleft lip can have a correctional procedure that will fix the cleft lip and give the child a normal lip.
Some of the physical defects can be fixed. Children that have a Cleft lip can have a correctional procedure that will fix the cleft lip and give the child a normal lip.
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