A pregnant mother may be overwhelmed by the fear of having an illegitimate child or has a malfunction in mental development, or what is known among people as a Down-Syndrome. If this happens, the whole family will be disappointed and shocked by the difficulty of living this disabled child, Family, friends or neighbors to this family, and the effects of the disease on the life of the family and their social relations, some may be isolated from society to the feelings of the mother and father and siblings of this child very embarrassed by the environment, who look at them unfairly and it is surprising enough to destroy the morale of the Mongolian child And his entire family.
What is a Mongolian child?
Down syndrome or Mongolian child is a genetic mutation caused by the presence of excess chromosomes in the cells of the body, a defect in the pigment in the loss of part or sometimes an increase in the dye or genetic inheritance, and this occurs as a result of damage to the egg or sperm during the period of fertilization, This syndrome causes the birth of a child suffering from many problems with varying degrees of physical or mental motor disability, and many difficult health problems such as congenital heart defects, stomach or stomach problems, auditory problems, or spinal problems. Of common births Of what in all countries of the world where infected accounted Mongoloid one per 600 children, some cases are aborted immediately after making sure her inside the uterus during pregnancy, while others remain to be born.
Characteristics of the Mongolian child
Children with Down’s syndrome are characterized by formality traits that are visible to everyone.
- Small head size.
- Flatten the head from the back.
- General weakness in the muscles of the body.
- Palace of stature.
- Flat nose and small size.
- Increase the size and appearance of the tongue.
- Palace in the length of the hands and large size.
- Deviation of the eye view upwards.
Reasons for the birth of a Mongolian child
- Genetic causes “Genetic problems”
- Increase the number of births to a reasonable degree of “pregnancy frequency over 10 births”.
- Delayed gestational age “Reproduction after the age of 35”.
- Endogamy.
- Malnutrition: It is one of the most important reasons for the birth of a child is incomplete mentally or mentally because of the concentration of the pregnant woman at that time on junk food is not useful and neglect of vegetables and fruits rich in folic acid, which is very necessary to complete the proper composition of the fetus and reduce the proportion of congenital malformations.