PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 95: Sexually Transmitted Infection, Newborn Screening, Congenital Disorder
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Prenatal care - the health care women get when they"re pregnant. Can often link poor women with social services. States and federal government collect date on prenatal care. Newborn screening - genetic and newborn screening can prevent birth defects. Test drop of blood from newborns for metabolic abnormalities all newborns in us are screened for at least two conditions: pku (phenylketonuria metabolism of amino acid phenylalanine) and hypothyroidism (risk of mental retardation) Teratogenic drugs - drugs that can cause birth defects are said to be "teratogenic drugs". Rubella vaccination - rubella is a contagious disease that is caused by a virus. In children, the disease is usually mild with fever and a rash. But, if a pregnant woman gets infected, the virus can cause serious birth defects. Folic acid fortification - periconceptional intake of folic acid is known to reduce a woman"s risk of having an infant affected by a neural tube birth defect (ntd).
