What is a congenital disorder?
Congenital disorder, also known as congenital disease or birth defects, are conditions present from birth. Find out more about congenital disorders.
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Cleft lip and cleft palate
Cleft lip or palate happens when parts of the lip, upper jaw or roof of the mouth don't join properly early in pregnancy.
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Routine antenatal tests
During pregnancy, you'll be offered various blood tests and ultrasound scans. Find out what each test can tell you about you and your baby's health.
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Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18)
Edwards syndrome, also called Trisomy 18, is a genetic disorder that causes severe disability. It is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 18.
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Fragile X syndrome
Fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability. It also causes physical, behavioural and emotional difficulties.
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Tay-Sachs disease
Babies with Tay-Sachs develop slowly, lose vision and speech and typically don't reach school age. It's more common in certain genetic groups.
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Genetic testing
Genetic testing can give you vital information if you're planning a family, or if you or your partner has a genetic disorder.
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