TY - BOOK AU - TI - Understanding birth defects. SN - 0531109550 AV - RG626.G73 PY - 1990/// CY - London PB - Franklin Watts KW - Abnormalities, Human--Etiology--Juvenile literature. KW - Abnormalities, Human--Prevention--Juvenile literature. KW - Children with disabilities--Juvenile literature. KW - Abnormalities, Human. KW - People with disabilities. KW - People with mental disabilities N1 - Includes index; Contents: 1. What causes birth defects: Hereditary birth defects -- Environmentally caused birth defects -- Defects resulting from both heredity and environment -- Born too small, too soon -- 2. Preventing birth defects: Genetic counselling -- Prenatal diagnosis -- Steering clear of trouble -- Prenatal care -- 3. Helping children with birth defects: Treating birth defects -- ER -