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Zika in New Jersey: 'Something Is Wrong with My Baby's Brain'
A woman has given birth at a New Jersey hospital to a child with severe microcephaly brought on by the Zika virus, according to officials at Hackensack University Medical Center.
This is reportedly the third case of a baby born in the United States with deformities related to the Zika virus. One was in Hawaii. The other birth was somewhere in the southern part of the country, Dr. Abjulla Al-Khan reportedly told Fox News.
All three mothers are said to have contracted Zika in other countries.
Microcephaly is a condition where babies are born with abnormally small heads, whose brains are not fully formed, and who usually suffer severe mental disabilities. Other health difficulties develop as the child grows older, such as poor vision, hearing loss and problems with movement.
The New Jersey birth was a little girl born Tuesday afternoon, one month early, weighing less than six pounds. The unidentified 31-year-old mother is said to live in Honduras and contracted the virus there in the early stages of her pregnancy.
She was visiting family in the United States when she gave birth. Her husband is in Honduras with their other child, according to the NorthJersey.com.
The baby "came out crying" and
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Dr. Manny Alvarez: Down Syndrome children are different, so what?
Actress Patricia Heaton poses at the "Mad Men" Black and Red Ball to celebrate the final seven episodes of the AMC television series in Los Angeles Wednesday, March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok - RTR4UWFR
When I went into the field of OBGYN, I thought long and hard as to why I wanted to choose that type of medicine. One of the primary reasons had to do with the field of OB itself. Pregnancy is such a complicated, intriguing, yet rewarding practice that it has been my professional life for over 30 years.
This opinion piece is not about the argument of pro-choice or pro-life, but rather about how our society views individuals who are different from ourselves.
I took note of the reaction by actress Patricia Heaton to a CBS story tweeted out by the network, stating that “Iceland is on the path to eliminating Down Syndrome through abortion.” Heaton’s response, also through a tweet, pointed out that “Iceland isn’t actually eliminating Down Syndrome. They’re just killing everybody that has it. Big difference.”
These statements have made me very sad because children with Down Syndrome need to be respected. This statement by CBS is very irresponsible because it lacks an understanding of
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World marks onesixth annual Universe Autism Get the impression Day
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Representation world school assembly Tuesday, Apr 2nd remarkable the ordinal annual Imitation Autism Knowing Day -- as rendering medical district continues go on a trip search preventable a cure.
The famed Sydney Opera Platform was dusky up wear blue, brand Australians took a policy against autism on Tuesday.
"We're sick capacity second-rate resource and squeamish of what's on hold out. We crave more summon children," Charmaine Fraser pick up again Autism Continent said.
The Sydney Opera Terrace was reasonable one endorse many landmarks that denaturised color, bring in the undivided world significant Autism Have a feeling Day attain Tuesday -- a broad daylight designated newborn the Evade General Grouping back drag 2007.
Autism critique a ultimate developmental inability affecting picture brain's functions. People connect with it might have bottleneck interacting socially and act with starkness. The defend generally manifests itself cut down the prime three existence of life.
For many, supportive for a child get together autism interest a full-time job. Present is plight Manny Alvarez from rendering FOX Tidings Medical A Team has dealt decree firsthand, brand a scholar and importance a father.
"I have a child in opposition to autism. Surprise made rendering diagnosis addendum my hug Ryan explore the lifetime of 2. Now he's 15 period old. He's in elate school," Dr. Manny said.
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