Birth Defects Injury

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Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women

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Inside a pregnant woman's uterus is an amniotic sac, which contains amniotic fluid and the growing fetus. The amniotic fluid is important for several reasons:

During sexual intercourse, sperm are released into the vagina near the cervix, which is the entrance to the uterus...more...

Click and drag a slider bar underneath an image window to see the process of embryonic and fetal development.