Talk:Teratology

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The discovery of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome"

The detrimental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure have been alluded to for centuries; however, not until the late 20th century was a conclusive causal relationship between alcohol exposure and birth abnormalities established (Jones & Smith, 1973). As early as 1900, Nicloux illustrated (using an animal model) that alcohol passes directly through the placenta, affecting the embryo, yet many physicians during that time continued to believe the placenta was an inclusive barrier against all agents (Nicloux, 1900 as cited in Randall, 2001). It wasn’t until 1968 when Lemoine found a reoccurring pattern of birth defects in children born to alcoholic mothers in France that alcohol began to be considered a teratogen (Lemoine, 1968 as cited in Randall, 2001). Niubrad 20:59, 10 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merged teratogenesis

UB. Merged the articles since both are integral for understanding. Demantos 13:24, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've standardized the references using http://diberri.dyndns.org/wikipedia/templates. Everything looks better. Now time to do some cleanup. Demantos 13:35, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Monster"

As interesting as I found the comment about the derivation of the word "monster", I am not sure that this is relevant here at all. "Monster is a pejorative term for a grossly deformed individual, although it is interesting to note that, etymologically, this word is related to demonstration, and used to simply mean something worth looking at, for being unusual, without necessarily being pejorative." Jimjamjak (talk) 16:54, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures of common conditions

Why not include photos of the conditions mentioned? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.36.206.52 (talk) 11:39, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How common are birth defects?

In the first paragraph of the section labeled "Teratogenesis" the first and third sentences seem contradictory. If birth defects occur in "3-5% of all newborns" (the linked cite actually says "about 120,000 babies (1 in 33) in the United States", not "3-5%), why would "extensive medical care to diagnose or treat a birth defect" be required in 7-10% of all children? 64.42.110.163 (talk) 05:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps this should have been that 7-10% of children with a birth defect require extensive medical care; i.e. about 3 per thousand live births. Davy p (talk) 10:47, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a source for the following: It was previously believed that the mammalian embryo developed in the impervious uterus of the mother, protected from all extrinsic factors.