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What are the long term effects of SCD on the baby

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What are the long term effects of SCD on the baby

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Long-term anemia, This may lead to delayed healing and delayed growth and development. Pain crisis, or sickle crisis.

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A blood and bone marrow transplant is currently the only cure for some patients who have sickle cell disease

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When is the birth defect detected? Before birth? After birth?

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When is the birth defect detected? Before birth? After birth?

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It is detected before birth, 18–20 weeks of pregnancy

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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a condition in which the red blood cells in your body are shaped like a sickle (the letter C).SCD may lead to anemia. Anemia happens when you don’t have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to the rest of your body.

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SCD is inherited, it’s passed by one from each parent to child through genes

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Statistics of how many babies are born with it

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Statistics of how many babies are born with it

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if you’re black or Hispanic in the United States, SCD is most common among those groups. SCD affects about 1 in 500 black births and about 1 in 36,000 Hispanic births in this country.

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characteristics and symptoms of sickle cell anemia , infections 

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characteristics and symptoms of sickle cell anemia , infections 

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The red blood cells become rigid and sticky and are shaped like sickles or crescent moons.
Some symptoms are ,
- Breathing problems
- Extreme tiredness.
- Headache or dizziness.
- Weakness or a hard time moving some parts of your body.
- Yellowish skin color (jaundice)
- Stem Cell Transplant, can cure someone with SCD

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A blood test is how it is detected