Birth+Defects

Assignment Birth Defects Research Assignment Choose from this list of birth defects. Read from a minimum of two reliable sources about your topic. Do not use wikipedia as a source. Open an word document and write a 350-400 word double-spaced essay (in your own words) about your readings. Be sure to answer the following questions in your paper. Include a picture illustrating your topic.
 * [[image:baby2.jpg width="264" height="264" align="right"]]Spina Bifida
 * Patent ductus arteriosus (heart defect)
 * Club foot
 * Cleft lip/palate
 * Cystic Fibrosis
 * Tay Sachs
 * Hemophilia
 * Down's syndrome
 * Anencephaly
 * Muscular Dystrophy
 * Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
 * Cerebral Palsy
 * Sickle-cell Anemia
 * Phenylketonuria
 * Drug addicted
 * Birth defects able to be detected by amniocentesis
 * What causes it?
 * What are treatment options (before and/or after birth)?
 * What are the results of the defect?
 * Is it detected by ultrasound/amniocentesis?

Cite your sources by copying and pasting the web addresses for the information you used.

E-mail your finished paper to donna.brasher@lipscomb.edu.