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SIDS kills more infants each year than cancer, heart disease, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, and other causes of death combined. How to reduce the risk for SIDS is described in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Information Web Site. Links to sites for parental and sibling grief, research information, the SIDS Network, and other related sources of information are included in this site.
Learn more about prenatal development in The Visible Embryo. Detailed summaries of the developmental stages, membranes, and structures associated with the human embryo during its first four weeks.
Genetic Disorders: Spinal Cord and Brain Development Disorders hosts much information about neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, myelocele, menigocele, and encephalocele. The frequency of each defect, its possible cause, and symptoms are discussed. This site also includes links to teen pregnacy and prenatal care sites, genetic disorders sites (Down syndrome and others), pregnancy and drug abuse, and a great amount of other highly useful information.
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