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Fetal Care Research foundation (FCRF) is a not for profit unit of MediScan founded in the year 1993.
FCRF strives to ensure a healthy baby to every family irrespective of their socio-economic status.

Birth Defects Registry of India (BDRI) was instituted by FCRF in the year 2001 to understand the incidence of birth defects and
subsequently evolve strategies for its prevention and management .FCRF also patronizes support group for rare genetic and
metabolic disorders.

Donations to the foundation are exempted under section 80G of the income tax act .

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´ù¦Å¡Õ ÌÎõÀò¾¢Öõ ´Õ ¬§Ã¡ì¸¢ÂÁ¡É ÌÆó¨¾ À¢Èì¸ §ÅñÎõ ±ýÈ ¾ÉÐ þÄ쨸 «¨¼Å¾ü¸¡¸ ÓõÓ¨É
«ÏÌӨȨ ÅÊŨÁòÐûÇÐ.

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±ýÀ§¾ ¬Ìõ À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸¨Ç ¾Å¢÷À¾üÌõ, «ÅüÈ¢ý §ÁÄ¡ñ¨Áì¸¡É ÒÐ ¯ò¾¢¸¨Çì ¸ñ¼È¢×õ, À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û
À¾¢§ÅÎ (BDRI) ãÄõ ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸¨Çô À¾¢× ¦ºöÐ ¬öóÐ ÅÕ¸¢ÈÐ. §ÁÖõ «Ã¢Â ÁÃÀ¢Âø §¿¡ö¸Ùì¸¡É ¬¾Ã× ÌØ
«¨ÁòÐ À¡¾¢ì¸ôÀð¼ º¢È¡÷¸ÙìÌ §º¨Å ¦ºöÐ ÅÕ¸¢ÈÐ.

§ÁüÀÊ §º¨Å ¿¢ÚÅÉòÐìÌ «Ç¢ì¸ôÀÎõ ¿ý¦¸¡¨¼¸û ÅÕÁ¡ÉÅâ À¢Ã¢× 80G¢ý ¸£ú ÅâŢÄìÌ ¦ÀÚõ.
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À¢ÈÅ¢į̀ÈÀ¡Î¸Ù¼ý À¢È츢ýÈÉ. ¾ÎìÌõ ÅÆ¢¸¨Ç «È¢Â
ÁÕòÐÅâ¼õ ¬§Ä¡º¨É ¦ÀÈ×õ
Around the world 2 - 3 children out Approach your doctor to know
of 100 are born with birth defects the preventive measures
 1.9/1000 ÌÆ󨾸û,
¯¾Î §ÁÄñ½ô À¢Ç×
À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸Ç¢ø ÁüÚõ þվ «¨ÁôÒì
±¨Å «¾¢¸Á¡¸ ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸Ù¼ý À¢È츢ýÈÉ÷.

¸¡½ôÀθ¢ýÈÉ ¦¾Ã¢ÔÁ¡?
Do you know the most common
Birth Defects?

2.5/1000 ÌÆ󨾸û, ã¨Ç 1.9 / 1000 babies are born with Cleft lip
¾ñÎżì ̨ÈÀ¡ðμý and Palate & Congenital Heart Defects
À¢È츢ýÈÉ÷.
Over the last 8years, the incidence of
2.5 / 1000 babies are
birth defects has not reduced in India
born with Neural Tube
¸¼ó¾ ±ðÎ ÅÕ¼í¸Ç¢ø þó¾¢Â¡Å¢ø
Defects ¸¡½ôÀÎõ À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û ̨ÈÂÅ¢ø¨Ä.

2.7/1000 ÌÆ󨾸û, ŨÇó¾ À¡¾õ,

¯¾ÃÅ¢¾¡Éì ̨ÈÀ¡Î, ̼ÖÚôÒ¸û
¦ÅÇ¢ò ¾ûÇôÀξø §À¡ýÈ ¾¨º
ÁüÚõ ±ÖõÒì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸Ù¼ý
À¢È츢ýÈÉ÷.

2.7 / 1000 babies are born with

Club foot, Gastro intestinal tract
¿ýÈ¢: þó¾¢Â À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸ûÀ¾¢Å¸ò¾¢ý
abnormalities & defective diaphragm (BIRTH DEFECTS REGISTRY OF INDIA )
2009-õ ¬ñÎ Á¡¾¢Ã¢ ¸½ì¦¸ÎôÒ.
 À¢ÈÅ¢ì 3
̨ÈÀ¡Î¸¨Çò 5-õ Á¡¾õ (18-20 Å¡Ãõ)
¾Å¢÷ì¸ ÓÊÔÁ¡? ´ÕӨȧÂÛõ ¸÷ôÀò¨¾
Š§¸ý (Scan) ¦ºöÂ
§ÅñÎõ.
Can Birth Defects be prevented?
It is very important for any pregnant woman to

ÁÇ× have a scan atleast once during the

Õ ! 5th month (18 - 20weeks)
¦À ÊÔõ
Ó !
YES
¸÷ôÀ ¸¡Äò¾¢ø 11 - 13 Å¡Ãò¾¢§Ä¡ “Š¸£Ã¢É¢í”

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(Screening) ±ÉôÀÎõ þÃò¾ô À⧺¡¾¨É +
HOW Š§¸ý ¦ºöÅÐ ¿øÄÐ. ¾ÅȢɡø 16 - 20
±ôÀÊ 2 + Å¡Ãò¾¢§Ä¡ “Š¸£Ã¢É¢í” ¦ºöÅÐ ¿øÄÐ.

During 11 - 13 weeks of pregnancy, it is advisable

to have a screening (Blood test + Scan ) test.
If not, it should be done between 16 - 20 weeks.

1
¸÷ôÀÁ¡Å¾üÌ Óý 1 Á¡¾Óõ, ¸÷ôÀÓüÈ
À¢ý 3 Á¡¾í¸Ùõ ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸
·§À¡Ä¢ì ¬º¢ð + ¨Åð¼Á¢ý B12
Á¡ò¾¢¨Ã ¾¢ÉÓõ º¡ôÀ¢¼ §ÅñÎõ.
Consumption of Folic acid along with
Vitamin B12 daily, one month before
conception & throughout first 3months
of pregnancy is mandatory
If there is a child in the family affected with a
birth defect (or) if there is a familial genetic
problem, one should seek the help of a genetic
counselor before going in for pregnancy
ÀÃõÀ¨Ã¡¸ ²§¾Ûõ À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û
þÕôÀ¾¡¸ ºó§¾¸õ þÕ󾡧ġ «øÄÐ À¢Èó¾ Ó¾ø
ÌÆó¨¾ìÌ ²§¾Ûõ À¢Ãîº¨É þÕ󾡧ġ ¸÷ôÀÁ¡Å¾üÌ
Óý ¸ñÊôÀ¡¸ ´Õ ÁÃÀ¢Âø ¬§Ä¡º¸¨Ã
«Ï¸¢ ¯¾Å¢ ¦ÀÈ §ÅñÎõ
 ·§À¡Ä¢ì ¬º¢ð +
¨Åð¼Á¢ý B12 ±¾ü¸¡¸
º¡ôÀ¢¼§ÅñÎõ?
How does Folic acid + Vitamin B12
help in the prevention of Birth Defects?
À¼ò¾¢ø ¸¡Ïõ ¯½×¸Ç¢ø ·§À¡Ä¢ì ¬º¢ð +
¨Åð¼Á¢ý B12 ºòиû «¾¢¸ «ÇÅ¢ø ¸¡½ôÀθ¢ýÈÉ.
þÅü¨Èò ¾Å¢Ã, Á¡ò¾¢¨ÃÔõ ¾¢Éõ ¯ñÀÐ «Åº¢Âõ.
The foods seen in the picture contain a good
amount of Folic acid & Vitamin B12. Apart from food it
is essential to take a tablet daily containing
these nutrients.
Folic acid
+
Vitamin B12
Folic Acid belongs to ‘B’ group of vitamins. It plays a vital
role in the development of the fetus (baby in the womb).
Folic acid along with Vitamin B12 has been found to have
60 - 70% preventive value of birth defects
·§À¡Ä¢ì ¬º¢ð “B” Ìåô ¨Åð¼Á¢ý
Ũ¸¨Âî º¡÷ó¾Ð. ¾¡ö Å¢üÈ¢ø ÅÇÕõ ÌÆó¨¾ìÌ
Á¢¸×õ «Åº¢ÂÁ¡ÉÐ. ¸÷ôÀ ¸¡Äò¾¢ø
·§À¡Ä¢ì ¬º¢Îõ ¨Åð¼Á¢ý B12õ, 60 - 70%
Ũà À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û ²üÀ¼¡Áø ¾Î츢ýÈÉ
 ÀÇí ÌÆó¨¾ì¸¡É Newborn
§¿¡ö ¸ñ¼È¢¾ø À⧺¡¾¨É
(¿¢ä À¡÷ý Š¸¢Ã£É¢í)
Screening
Some rare metabolic disorders cannot be
º¢Ä «Ã¢Â ÁÃÀÏ §¿¡ö¸û ÌÆó¨¾ À¢Èó¾×¼ý diagnosed in pregnancy or immediately
after birth. They manifestly slowly during childhood
¦ÅÇ¢ôÀΞ¢ø¨Ä ÌÆó¨¾ ÅÇÃ, ÅÇÃò¾¡ý §¿¡Â¢ý ¾¡ì¸õ
Screening newborns for these disorders within
¦¾Ã¢Â ÅÕõ. «¾É¡ø ÌÆó¨¾Â¢ý ´Õ ÐÇ¢ þÃò¾ò¨¾
48 - 72 hours after birth, facilitates early intervention
À¢Èó¾ 48 - 72 Á½¢ §¿Ã «ÇÅ¢ø À⧺¡¾¨É ¦ºöžý & treatment, thereby saving irreversible damage to babies.
ãÄõ þ󧿡ö¸û ¯ûǾ¡ ±ýÀ¨¾ ¸ñ¼È¢Â ÓÊÔõ.
þЧŠ¿¢ä À¡÷ý Š¸¢Ã¢É¢í (New Born Screening)
±ÉôÀÎÅÐ.

¿¢ä À¡÷ý Š¸¢Ã¢É¢í

(New Born Screening)

§ÁÖõ Å¢ÅÃí¸éìÌ ¯í¸û Á¸§ÀÚ

(«) ÌÆó¨¾ ÁÕòÐŨà «Ï¸×õ.
For more details contact your
obstetrician / paediatrician
 ¯¼ø ¿Äõ
¾¡Â¢ý ¬§Ã¡ì¸¢Â§Á BODY
ÌÆó¨¾Â¢ý ¿Äõ !
Healthy Mother - Healthy Child !
Factors that contribute to the health of the Mother
¸Õ×üÈ ¦Àñ½¢ý ¬§Ã¡ì¸¢Âò¾¢üÌò §¾¨Å

Yoga
Physical exercise ºÁ÷ ¯½×
Good Sleep and ÁÕòÐÅ ¸ÅÉ¢ôÒ,
happiness ·§À¡Ä¢ì ¬º¢ð + ¨Åð¼Á¢ý B12
Balanced diet
ÁÉÅÇõ Medical care
MIND Folic acid + Vitamin B12
§Â¡¸ô À¢üº¢
¯¼üÀ¢üº¢
¿øÄ ¯Èì¸õ
ºó§¾¡„Á¡É ÁÉ¿¢¨Ä

¸÷ôÀÁ¡É ¦Àñ¸û ±ó¾ì

¸¡Ã½ò¾¢ü¸¡¸×õ ÁÕòÐÅ ¬§Ä¡º¨É þýÈ¢
ÁÕóиû º¡ôÀ¢¼ì ܼ¡Ð
During pregnancy consumption of drugs
without medical advice should strictly be avoided
 ¸Õô¨À Pregnancy Scan -
º¢Í¨Å ±¾ü¸¡¸ Š§¸ý How does it help ?
¦ºö§ÅñÎõ?
ãìÌ, ¸¡Ð §¾¡ýÈ
¸Õô¨À º¢ÍÅ¢ý Ó¾ø ãýÚ Á¡¾ ÐÅíÌõ. ¨¸, ¸¡ø¸û
ÅÇ÷Ôõ §¾¡üÈÓõ ÅÇ÷¨¼Ôõ.
.
The growth and appearance of the fetus during À¢ÈôÒÚôÒ¸û §¾¡ýÈò
the first three months ÐÅíÌõ

Fetus starts hearing, nose and ears develop limbs

grow in size & Genitals develop
ãýÚ Á¡¾ º¢ÍÅ¢ý §¾¡üÈõ
Fetus at third month

þÕ¾Âõ ÐÊì¸ ¬ÃõÀ¢ìÌõ

Fetal heart starts beating

º¢Í ºÃ¢Â¡¸ ¯ÕÅ¡¸¢Â¢Õ츢Ⱦ¡,

Å¡Ãò¾¢ü§¸üÈ ÅÇ÷ ¯ûǾ¡
¸ñ¸û ¯ÕÅ¡Ìõ, ¨¸,
¸¡ø¸û §¾¡ýÈ ¬ÃõÀ¢ìÌõ.
±ýÀ¨¾ ÁÕòÐÅ÷ «È¢óЦ¸¡ûÇ
Š§¸ý ¯¾×õ
Eyes and limbs develop
Pregnancy scans enable the doctor to assess
the baby’s growth & its well being in the womb
 ãýȢĢÕóÐ «õÁ¡ §ÅÈ À¡ðÎ À¡Î,
¬Ú Á¡¾õ Ũà ±ÉìÌò àì¸õ ÅÃø§Ä!

¸ÕÅ¢ý ÅÇ÷
Baby’s growth from 3 to 6 months
º¢Í ´Ä¢¨Âì §¸ð¸
¬ÃõÀ¢ìÌõ
º¢ÍÅ¢ý «¨º×¸û ¦¾Ã¢Â ¬ÃõÀ¢ìÌõ
Fetal movements are felt

«õÁ¡ ¿¡ý ¾¡ý ÌðÊì

¸Ã½õ §À¡ð§¼ý!
¨†Â¡! ¦ÅÇ¢Â¢Ä Åó¾¡, ±ýÉ¡Ä
¿øÄ¡ãîÍ Å¢¼ ÓÊÔõ?

º¢ÍÅ¢ý ѨãÃø ¿ýÌ ÅÇ÷¨¼¸¢ÈÐ

Fetal lungs develop well

«ôÀ¡, ¿¡ý Àĺ¡Ä¢Â¡ þÕì¸ô

§À¡§Èý! þ측ĸð¼ò¾¢ø¾¡ý þվ «¨ÁôÒì
̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û, Ó¸ò §¾¡üÈì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û, ¨¸, ¸¡ø
±ÖõÒì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û, ¯¾ÃÅ¢¾¡Éì ̨ÈÀ¡Î, ̼ø
¯ÚôÒ¸û ¦ÅÇ¢ò¾ûÇôÀξø §À¡ýÈ Ó츢ÂÁ¡É
º¢ÍÅ¢ý ±ÖõÒ¸û ¯Ú¾¢À¼ À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û ¦¾Ã¢ÂòÐÅíÌõ
¬ÃõÀ¢ìÌõ
Major structural defects involving the heart,
Fetal bones grow stronger face, limbs & abdominal wall are detected by
scan during this period
 ¬È¢Ä¢ÕóÐ «õÁ¡! ¿¡ý
¦¸¡Ø¦¸¡ØýÛ þÕ째ɡ?
´ýÀ¾¡õ Á¡¾õ ŨâġÉ
Am I a bonny baby Mom ?
¸ÕÅ¢ý ÅÇ÷
Baby’s growth from 6 to 9 months

ÌÆó¨¾Â¢ý ¯ÚôҸǢý ¿ýÌ ÅÇ÷ó¾, ¬§Ã¡ì¸¢ÂÁ¡É

ÅÇ÷ ÓبÁ¨¼óÐ ÌÆó¨¾ ¸¢ð¼ò¾ð¼ 3 («) ¸¨¼º¢ ãýÚ Á¡¾í¸Ç¢ø §ÁÖõ º¢Ä
ÌÆó¨¾ À¢Èó¾×¼ý 3.5 ¸¢§Ä¡ ±¨¼Ôõ 50 ¦º.Á£ ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û - ¯¾¡Ã½Á¡¸ ̼ø «¨¼ôÒ,
¦ºÂøÀ¼ò ¾Â¡Ã¡¸¢ÈÐ ¿£ÇÓÁ¡¸þÕìÌõ.. ¿£÷ì¸ðÊ, ¾¨Ä ÅÇ÷ì ̨È×, ¨¸, ¸¡ø
̨ÈÀ¡Î §À¡ýȨŠ¦¾Ã¢Â ¬ÃõÀ¢ìÌõ
All major fetal organs A well grown healthy baby is
mature and get ready 50cm long and weighs about A few other birth defects like intestinal
for functioning after 3 - 3.5kgs at birth obstructions, cysts, abnormal head size and
birth limb defects may be evident during this period

Are Birth
Defects Curable?
Some birth defects can be treated surgically
& some can be treated in the womb itself.
If the mother has Rh Negative blood group,
the fetus may develop anemia and other
complications. This can be treated
by intrauterine blood transfusion.
Fluid filled cysts, found in the fetal abdomen causing obstruction,
may be aspirated.
Sometimes the fetus may have rapid heart beat which is
controlled by administering medicines to the mother.
A Shunt may be necessary sometimes to drain the
bladder or other fluid collections.
There is no treatment for some of the birth defects
À¢ÈÅ¢ì
̨ÈÀ¡Î¸¨Ç
̽ôÀÎò¾ ÓÊÔÁ¡?
ÌÆó¨¾ À¢Èó¾À¢ý º¢Ä ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸¨Ç «Ú¨Å
º¢¸¢î¨º ãÄõ ºÃ¢ ¦ºöÂÄ¡õ.
º¢Ä §¿¡ö¸¨Ç ¸ÕÅ¢§Ä§Â ¸ñ¼È¢óÐ ¾Î츧š
«øÄÐ ÌÆó¨¾ À¢Èó¾À¢ý º¢¸¢î¨º «Ç¢ò§¾¡
¸¡ôÀ¡üÈ¢¼Ä¡õ.
¸ÕÅ¢ø ²üÀÎõ §ÅÚ º¢Ä À¢Ãɸ¨Ç ¾¡Â¢ý
Å¢üÈ¢ø þÕìÌõ§À¡§¾ º¢¸¢î¨º ¦ºöÐ ºÃ¢ ¦ºöÂÄ¡õ.
¾¡Â¢ý Rh ¦¿¸Êù þÃò¾ Ũ¸Â¢É¡ø º¢ÍÅ¢üÌ
²üÀ¼ì ÜÊ þÃò¾ §º¡¨¸¨Â ¸ÕÅ¢§Ä§Â,
þÃò¾õ ¦ºÖò¾¢ì ¸¡ôÀ¡üÈÄ¡õ.
ÌÆó¨¾Â¢ý Å¢üÚô À̾¢Â¢ø ¿£÷ì¸ðʸû
þÕó¾¡ø, «¨Å ¦À⾡¸¢ ÁüÈ ¯ÚôÒ츨Ç
À¡¾¢ì¸¡Áø °º¢ãÄõ ¯È¢ïº¢ ±ÎòÐÅ¢¼Ä¡õ.
º¢ÍÅ¢ý þÕ¾Âò ÐÊôÒ «¾¢¸Á¡¸ þÕó¾¡ø,
¾¡ö ãÄõ ÁÕóÐ ¦¸¡ÎòÐì ̽ôÀÎò¾Ä¡õ.
ÌÆó¨¾Â¢ý º¢Ú¿£Ã¸õ, ѨãÃø §À¡ýÈ Ó츢ÂÁ¡É
¯ÚôҸǢø ¿£÷§¾ì¸õ þÕó¾¡ø, «¨¾ “SHUNT”
±ÉôÀÎõ º¢¸¢î¨º ãÄõ, ÅÊÂî ¦ºöÐ,
¯ÚôҸǢý ¦ºÂøÀ¡ð¨¼ º£Ã¡ì¸Ä¡õ.
´Õ º¢Ä À¢ÈÅ¢į̀ÈÀ¡Î¸ÙìÌ
º¢¸¢î¨º ±Ð×õ þø¨Ä
 À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û
²ý ²üÀθ¢ýÈÉ?
What are the reasons for
Birth Defects?

50 - 60%
Reasons unknown «Ïì ¸¾¢÷ Å£îÍ, þú¡ÂÉô Ò¨¸,
¾¡Â¢ý ¨ÅÊ §¿¡ö¸û, ÁÐ,
7 - 10 Ò¨¸ô ÀÆì¸õ, (X-ray) ¸¾¢÷¸û
% §À¡ýÈ ÍüÚÒÈîÝÆø ¸¡Ã½í¸û.
20 - 25 %
Birth defects are caused due to
environmental causes eg. Radiation, X-ray,
7-8% toxic fumes, alcohol, smoking & drugs
6-7% during pregnancy.

Unknown etiology
¸¡Ã½õ ¦¾Ã¢Â¡Áø ²üÀÎÀ¨Å
Mulifactorial inheritance ¸÷ôÀ ¸¡Äò¾¢ø ¬ÃõÀ ¿¢¨Ä¢ø
ÀÄŨ¸ì ¸¡Ã½í¸û
¸ðÎôÀÎò¾ôÀ¼¡¾ º÷츨à §¿¡ö ÁüÚõ º¢Ä
Chromosomal aberrations, ÁÕóиǡÖõ À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈôÀ¡Î¸û ²üÀ¼Ä¡õ
ÁÃÀ¢Âø ¸¡Ã½í¸û
Mutant genes
During early pregnancy, uncontrolled diabetes
Environmental agents and certain medications can increase the
ÍüÚÒÈîÝÆø ¸¡Ã½í¸û
risk of birth defects
 À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û Whom to
ÌÈ¢òР¡â¼õ approach?
¬§Ä¡º¨É ¦ÀÚÅÐ?
ÁÃÀÏ ±ýÈ¡ø ±ýÉ? «Ð ¯¼Ä¢ø ±í¸¢Õ츢ÈÐ?
What is a gene? Where is it found in the body?
¾¨Ä Ó¾ø ¸¡ø Ũà ´Õ ÁÉ¢¾É¢ý «í¸ «¨¼Â¡Çí¸¨Ç
¿¢÷½Â¢ôÀÐ ÁÉ¢¾É¢ý ¯¼Ä¢ø ¯ûÇ ƒ£ý¸û
±ÉôÀÎõ ÁÃÀÏì¸û.

Genes determine the physical and physiological ¦ºí¸øÄ¡ø ¬ÉРţΠ¦ºø¸Ç¡ø ¬ÉÐ ¯¼ø
traits of the human beings Bricks make a house Cells make a human
̧á§Á¡§º¡õ
Chromosome

Ê.±ý.²
DNA

ÁÃÀÏ
Human cell
ÁÉ¢¾ ¦ºø Genes

¯í¸û ¯¾Å¢ìÌ ÁÃÀ¢Âø

̨ÈÔûÇ ÁÃÀÏì¸§Ç ÀÃõÀ¨Ã ¬§Ä¡º¸¨Ã «Ï¸×õ
§¿¡ö¸Ùì¸¡É ¸¡Ã½õ
Seek help from a
Defective genes cause birth defects Genetic Consultant
 ÁÃÀ¢Âø ¬§Ä¡º¨É Who should seek
§¾¨ÅôÀÎÀÅ÷¸û
¡÷, ¡÷? genetic counseling?

ÀÃõÀ¨Ã¡¸ À¢ÈÅ¢ì ̨ÈÀ¡Î¸û ÌÎõÀò¾¢ø þÕó¾¡ø

Ó¾ø ÌÆó¨¾ìÌ À¢Ãîº¨É þÕó¾¡ø
¦¾¡¼÷¡¸ ¸Õ¨¾× ²üÀð¼¡ø
Š§¸ý ãÄõ ¸Õô¨À º¢ÍÅ¢üÌ ²¾¡ÅÐ
À¢Ãîº¨É ¸ñ¼È¢ÂôÀð¼¡ø

If there is any familial occurrence

of birth defects
If the previous child is born with
a problem
If there is any history of
repeated miscarriages
If an anomaly is detected in the
pregnancy

¯í¸ÙìÌ ´Õ ÁÃÀ¢Âø Get help from a

¬§Ä¡º¸Ã¢ý ¯¾Å¢
Genetic Consultant
Á¢¸ «Åº¢Âõ
 ¸ÕÅ¢§Ä¡,
À¢Èó¾×¼§É¡ þÈó¾ ÌÆó¨¾Â¢ý ±ÖõÒ ¦ºø¸Ç¢ý «¨ÁôÒ
X-RAY À¼õ HPE of bone cells
þÈó¾ º¢Í¨Å ±¾ü¸¡¸ô
À⧺¡¾¨É ¦ºö§ÅñÎõ?
What is the role of perinatal pathology
in understanding Birth Defects ? Postnatal x-ray
of the still
̨ÈôÀ¡ðμý À¢ÈóÐ, þÈó¾ ÌÆó¨¾ìÌ §¿¡öìÌȢ¢Âø born baby
À⧺¡¾¨É Á¢¸, Á¢¸ «Åº¢Âõ. ¸¡Ã½õ Òâ¡Áø Å¢üÈ¢§Ä§Â
À¢§Ã¾ô À⧺¡¾¨É¢ø ¦¾Ã¢ó¾Ð
þÈìÌõ
. ÌÆó¨¾, þÈó§¾ À¢Èó¾ ÌÆó¨¾ ÁüÚõ ¸ÕÅ¢§Ä§Â
þó¾ ̨ÈÀ¡Î “¬ŠÊ§Â¡ ¦ƒÉ¢…¢Š þõ¦À÷·¦À켡”
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Babies dying due to unexplained reasons or birth defects’ need ¸¡½ ÓÊÔõ
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Fetal Care Research Foundation

For Donations contact
197, Dr. Natesan Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004, INDIA
Managing Trustee Ph: 91-44-2466 3232, Fax: 91- 44 -2498 8226
email: fcrfchennai@yahoo.com, web: www.mediscansystems.org

Note: Cheques / Drafts are to be drawn in favor of “Fetal Care Research Foundation”.
Donations are exempted under Section 80G of Income Tax
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Rotary Club of Madras Metro has completed 25 years of untiring service to the community.
It has joined hands with Fetal Care Research Foundation (FCRF) since 2004 to provide preventive
& supportive care of birth defects. FCRF and RCMM together are committed to ensure the best
outcome of every pregnancy and bring a smile on the face of every parent.

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Fetal Care Research Foundation

197, Dr.Natesan Road, Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004. Ph: +91 - 44 - 2466 3141,
email:fcrfchennai@yahoo.com
web: www.mediscansystems.org