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… Folate Deficiency Anemia On this page: … acid important during pregnancy? Folic acid helps prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida. These are major birth …
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… Tube Feeding: Living With a Feeding Tube Actionset Overview Your body needs nutrition to stay … that makes it hard to swallow food, you may need a feeding tube. The tube is surgically inserted into your stomach and …
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… Birth Defects Testing On this page: Health Tools … fibrosis . Structural problems, such as heart defects and neural tube defects , including spina bifida . What are the types …
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… Getting Enough Folic Acid (Folate) On this page: Overview … likely to have a child born with a birth defect, such as: A neural tube defect , like spina bifida . Neural tube defects are …
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… Ear Tube Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview How Its Done … It Works Risks Surgery Overview Ear tubes are plastic and shaped like a hollow spool. Doctors suggest tubes for children who have repeat ear infections or when …
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… Blocked Eustachian Tubes On this page: What are blocked eustachian tubes? The eustachian (say "you-STAY-shee-un") tubes connect the middle ears to the back of the throat. The …
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… Congenital Heart Defects in Children On this page: Condition Overview Cause … Some defects can be fixed by using a thin, flexible tube called a catheter. This procedure doesn't require … see your newborn or child hooked up to so many machines and tubes. If your child is older, you can help your child feel …
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… Heart Defect Types There are many types of congenital heart defects . If the defect lowers the amount of oxygen in the … the body, it is called acyanotic. What are cyanotic heart defects? Cyanotic heart defects are defects that allow oxygen-rich blood and …
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… Fallopian Tube Procedures for Infertility On this page: Surgery … Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview A fallopian tube blockage often prevents successful passage of the egg … you have depends on where and how much the fallopian tube is blocked. Some tubal procedures can be done using …
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… Tube-Shunt Surgery for Glaucoma On this page: Surgery … Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Tube-shunt surgery (seton glaucoma surgery) involves placing a flexible plastic tube with an attached silicone drainage pouch in the eye to …
