1. Omphalocele
  2. Gastroschisis
  3. Anal Artresia
  4. Pyloric Stenosis

Does your baby have a pyloric stenosis birth defect?

As a congenital birth defect, pyloric stenosis is the name for a narrowing of the opening from the stomach to the small intestine. This opening is known as the pylorus, and “stenosis” refers to its narrowing.

The result is that food cannot move smoothly from the stomach to the initial part of the small intestine, known as the duodenum, since it must pass through a narrowed pylorus whose muscles have become thicker. Such thickened muscles make it difficult for the stomach to dispose of its contents by funneling them into the small intestine.

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Imperforate anus, or anal artresia, assails some Paxil birth defect victims

Imagine your baby or infant child being born with his or her anus blocked or missing. This could happen due to a congenital birth defect known as imperforate anus, also known as anal artresia.

The anus is the opening to the rectum through which stools, or solid bodily wastes, pass from the bowel and outside the body.

In a case of the congenital birth defect imperforate anus or anal artresia, the rectum of the neborn may end with a pouch that doesn’t link to the colon. In other cases, the rectum may have alternative openings to the bladder, urethra, the vagina in girls or the scrotum or base of the penis in boys. The anus also may be merely narrowed and not closed, which is known as stenosis.

 

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Gastroschisis can harm Paxil birth defect victims

Among the many Paxil birth defect injuries is the gastrointestinal defect known as gastroschisis. This refers to a condition in which the newborn infant or child has an abdominal wall defect near the umbilicus in which the intestines protrude outside the body.

The condition of gastroschisis tends to be more common among infants who are relatively small for their age. Also, a gastroschisis congenital birth defect tends to be more frequent in males.

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Omphalocele can afflict babies with a Paxil birth defect

When a newborn baby or child suffers omphalocele, that means his or her abdominal organs such as the intestines jut from the navel, or belly button, and are covered solely by a thin and  transparent tissue.

The condition is a form of hernia, or rupture, and is a congenital birth defect, or present at birth.  It occurs when the abdominal wall muscles don’t close properly, keeping the intestines outside the umbilical cord. Often, children who suffer omphalocele also have other birth defects of the heart or other areas.

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