Aurelies Gastroschisis
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According to NCBI/ a research at UBC in Vancouver, Canada.. (2015)
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1 in 2200 babies are born with Gastroschisis
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It has increased x3 in the past 10 years​
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Those believed to be at risk:
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Younger mothers​
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Smoking
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History of pregestational or gestational diabetes
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Use of medication to treat depression
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When we found out that she had Gastroschisis our OB told us that there was nothing that I could have done to avoid the condition as there is not enough research on what causes this to develop in early pregnancy.
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Of the factors listed above, I am considered a younger mother (21yrs) and I am treated with medication for depression. These two factors could have played a role or they may not have. There are cases where women had none of these factors present in their lives and had Gastro babies.
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The biggest challenge so far has been to not blame myself for what is happening to my baby.
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