PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: Holoprosencephaly

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Re: Holoprosencephaly

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 00:37:00 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>My 32 year old daughter recently gave birth to her first child, a girl
>who was diagnosed with holoprosencephaly after she was born. The baby
>lived for seven (7) days. My duaghter is a diabetic wnd was on oral
>medication before the pregnancy. When she became pregnant, she was put
>on insulin for the duration of the pregnancy. This was not a "planned"
>pregnancy, she was on the pill.
>
>1. Because of her history(diabetes) should amniocentsis been performed?

merely the history of diabetes is not an indication for amniocentesis >
>2. Would this anomalty been detected with amniocentisis?

unless it was part of a syndrome caused by a chromosomal abnormality, no, amniocentesis would not have detected it -- but ultrasound may have. >
>3. Is it possible for her to have a healthy baby?

Yes -- her diabetes shold be impeccably controlled prior to conception

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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