Will I Be Able To Have A Healthy Child In Next Pregnancy?
My eighth month old baby was born in a vegatative state. Chromosome test came back fine and the neurologist has ran a ton of test and can t find anything that could have caused this. He says that the brain did not develope correctly. She has cerebular hypoplasia, infantile and tonic seizures and microcephaly. Her facial features including her ears are very small. Her weight and length are normal but her head is very small. We were told that it would be in our best interest if we did not try to have another baby but I want to know if I go through genetic counseling and if we decide to try again what are my chances of having a healthly baby. I also want to know the true progonosis of my eighth month old I sometimes get the feeling that the doctors are holding back information.
Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Microcephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia and vegetative state of your baby do not indicate good prognosis. Such situations arise due to chromosomal anomalies orggenetic syndrome, if karyotype of the baby us normal, then chromosomal anomalies are ruled out. Many genetic syndromes are not recurrent in every pregnancy and hence you can very well plan next pregnancy after proper genetic counselling. Hope you found the answer helpful. Wishing you good health. Dr Deepti Verma
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Will I Be Able To Have A Healthy Child In Next Pregnancy?
Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Microcephaly with cerebellar hypoplasia and vegetative state of your baby do not indicate good prognosis. Such situations arise due to chromosomal anomalies orggenetic syndrome, if karyotype of the baby us normal, then chromosomal anomalies are ruled out. Many genetic syndromes are not recurrent in every pregnancy and hence you can very well plan next pregnancy after proper genetic counselling. Hope you found the answer helpful. Wishing you good health. Dr Deepti Verma