Today in the world every 4.5 minutes, a baby is born with a birth defect. Major birth defects are conditions present at birth that can cause structural changes in one or more parts of the body. They may affect how the body looks, works, or both. Birth defects can vary from mild to severe. The well-being of the person depends mostly on which organ or body part is involved and how much it is affected. Birth defects are a leading cause of death during the first year of life, accounting for about 1 in 5 infant deaths.
Mothers wouldn’t want their new born babies to come out and have a birth defect, and have them to grow up in life with that defect that has no cure or the doctor can’t get rid of that birth defect. They have many different types of birth defects, like Down syndrome which is a congenital genetic disorder in which individuals are born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. Structural birth defects are related to a problem with body parts. Sometimes children can end up growing out of the birth defect when they get older.
Some examples that I seen at this website http://www.parents.com the first example tells about a baby that has a serious heart defects and if it is left untreated can end up causing congestive heart failure. In which the heart becomes incapable of pumping enough blood to the lungs or other parts of the body. The symptoms are very important to know about like the rapid heart rate, breathing difficulties, feeding problems, and pale grey or bluish skin color. The only treatment for the heart defect is corrected or at least improved through surgery, drugs, or a mechanical aid like a pacemaker.
The second example would be a clubfoot a clubfoot is ankle and foot deformities that occurs in newborn babies. Clubfoot can be mild or severe and can affect one or both feet. Mild clubfoot is not painful and won't bother the baby until he/she begins to stand or talk. The treatment starts immediately after diagnosis and involves gently forcing the foot into the correct position and try having the baby to exercise or move there foot.
The third example is a Cleft Lip or Palate this birth defect is less frequent to happen to African Americans. Mostly occurs among Asians and certain Native Americans. A child who has cleft palate would probably end up needing a speech pathologist; they can also end up getting a middle ear infection that is common in babies. The treatment for the cleft lip would be a surgical repair which should be done 3 months after the baby is born. Treatment for the cleft palate is going to also have to have surgery between 6-12 months of age, to help allow for some normal growth of the child’s face.
According to http://info.anapolweiss.com/ website it tells about families that have been hurt from their child’s birth. A hospital staff member’s negligence during the delivery of a newborn can have dangerous consequences, like they can end up losing their jobs.
My ethical issue I had was if a two pound and five ounce baby boy with two birth defects a large heart and failure to thrive. The baby heart rate stops and there's no pulse and no respiration. So do you resuscitate the baby or don’t try and help the baby at all?
My reasoning would be that you should help resuscitate the baby no matter what even if it has a birth defect. Saving the baby’s life would be the most important thing to do at the time, because one if you don’t do anything to help the baby then you can end up getting in major trouble with the law. Because of failure to do your job, but if you resuscitate the baby and he comes back to life, you can end up curing the birth defect and the baby can grow up having a normal life, than ending his life while not doing anything to help him.
A solution to birth defects would be that having the mothers to be healthy while they are in the pregnant stage, and to make sure that the baby is doing ok when they go into get there checkups at the doctors.
Also by making sure their vaccinations are up to date, making sure they don't have any sexually transmitted diseases such as STD’s get the daily recommended dose of folic acid before trying to conceive, avoid unnecessary medicines and talk to their doctor about medicines they are taking.
Mothers wouldn’t want their new born babies to come out and have a birth defect, and have them to grow up in life with that defect that has no cure or the doctor can’t get rid of that birth defect. They have many different types of birth defects, like Down syndrome which is a congenital genetic disorder in which individuals are born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. Structural birth defects are related to a problem with body parts. Sometimes children can end up growing out of the birth defect when they get older.
Some examples that I seen at this website http://www.parents.com the first example tells about a baby that has a serious heart defects and if it is left untreated can end up causing congestive heart failure. In which the heart becomes incapable of pumping enough blood to the lungs or other parts of the body. The symptoms are very important to know about like the rapid heart rate, breathing difficulties, feeding problems, and pale grey or bluish skin color. The only treatment for the heart defect is corrected or at least improved through surgery, drugs, or a mechanical aid like a pacemaker.
The second example would be a clubfoot a clubfoot is ankle and foot deformities that occurs in newborn babies. Clubfoot can be mild or severe and can affect one or both feet. Mild clubfoot is not painful and won't bother the baby until he/she begins to stand or talk. The treatment starts immediately after diagnosis and involves gently forcing the foot into the correct position and try having the baby to exercise or move there foot.
The third example is a Cleft Lip or Palate this birth defect is less frequent to happen to African Americans. Mostly occurs among Asians and certain Native Americans. A child who has cleft palate would probably end up needing a speech pathologist; they can also end up getting a middle ear infection that is common in babies. The treatment for the cleft lip would be a surgical repair which should be done 3 months after the baby is born. Treatment for the cleft palate is going to also have to have surgery between 6-12 months of age, to help allow for some normal growth of the child’s face.
According to http://info.anapolweiss.com/ website it tells about families that have been hurt from their child’s birth. A hospital staff member’s negligence during the delivery of a newborn can have dangerous consequences, like they can end up losing their jobs.
My ethical issue I had was if a two pound and five ounce baby boy with two birth defects a large heart and failure to thrive. The baby heart rate stops and there's no pulse and no respiration. So do you resuscitate the baby or don’t try and help the baby at all?
My reasoning would be that you should help resuscitate the baby no matter what even if it has a birth defect. Saving the baby’s life would be the most important thing to do at the time, because one if you don’t do anything to help the baby then you can end up getting in major trouble with the law. Because of failure to do your job, but if you resuscitate the baby and he comes back to life, you can end up curing the birth defect and the baby can grow up having a normal life, than ending his life while not doing anything to help him.
A solution to birth defects would be that having the mothers to be healthy while they are in the pregnant stage, and to make sure that the baby is doing ok when they go into get there checkups at the doctors.
Also by making sure their vaccinations are up to date, making sure they don't have any sexually transmitted diseases such as STD’s get the daily recommended dose of folic acid before trying to conceive, avoid unnecessary medicines and talk to their doctor about medicines they are taking.