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refraining from sexual intercourse until marriage
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Abstinence
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a prenatal test using a sample of amniotic fluid to check for birth defects
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Amniocentesis
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refraining from sexual intercourse until marriage
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a prenatal test using a sample of amniotic fluid to check for birth defects
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liquid that surrounds and protects the developing baby in the uterus during pregnancy
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problem's babies are born with which threaten their health or ability to live
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problems of the motor system that can include lack of coordination, stiffness, jerkiness, difficulty with speech, and paralysis
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carry the genes that convey hereditary characteristics
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a prenatal test for specific birth defects performed by sampling small amounts of the tissue from the membrane around the fetus
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a gap in the upper lip or palate that causes problems with eating, swallowing, speech and appearance
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union of an ovum and sperm, resulting in the beginning of a pregnancy
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affects the respiratory and digestive systems; many children die before reaching adulthood
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the genes that dictate the way a trait is expressed
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a group of problems that include mental retardation, problems of the heart, blood and digestive system and poor muscle tone
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a birth defect that occurs because a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
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the ability to conceive a child
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units that determine inherited characteristics
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medical advice that tells a couple the options and risks of having genetic problems in their children
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an excess of fluid surrounds the brain, causing brain damage. See also "Spina Bifida"
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the inability to conceive a child
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time off from work that allows a mother to give birth, recover, and begin to care for a new baby
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the unexpected death of a developing baby before twenty weeks of pregnancy
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there are different types that involve a progressive weakness and shrinking of the muscles; the most common form begins between the ages of two and six
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female sex cell, or egg, needed for reproduction
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time off from work that allows a father to care for a new baby
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the developing baby from the second until the eighth or ninth week of pregnancy
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the developing baby from the eighth or ninth week of pregnancy until birth
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the developing baby from conception until the second week of pregnancy
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a condition in which the body is unable to process and use a specific protein; mental retardation can result
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a tissue in the uterus of a pregnant woman that brings food and oxygen from the mother's body to a developing baby
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the time of life from conception until birth
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the time before the baby is born
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genes that are expressed as a trait only if paired with a matching recessive gene
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malformed red blood cells that interfere with the supply of oxygen to all parts of the body which can lead to early death
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the male sex cell needed for reproduction
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an incompletely formed spinal cord may lead to stiff joints, difficulty moving the legs, partial paralysis and problems with the kidneys and urinary tract; seventy percent of children with spina bifida also have hydrocephalus, in which an excess of fluid surrounds the brain, causing brain damage
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an illness spread from one person to another by sexual contact
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the unexpected death of a developing baby after twenty weeks of pregnancy
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lacking a certain chemical in the blood that makes children's bodies unable to process and use fats, which leads to severe brain damage and to death, usually by age four
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a prenatal test using sound waves to make a picture of the unborn child
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tube that connects the placenta to the unborn child which nourishes it, gives it oxygen, and takes away wastes
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reproductive organ in a woman in which a baby develops