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Are you ready to start thinking about a younger sibling for your baby? If so, here’s what you need to keep in mind before you prepare to keep growing your family.

Overview of autosomal recessive inheritance, including cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and Tay Sachs disease.

Detailed information on structural abnormalities, including chromosome deletions and duplications.

Detailed information on finding a support group for parents affected by a birth defect.

Detailed information on translocation Down syndrome

Detailed information on trinucleotide repeats, including fragile X syndrome.

Detailed information on uniparental disomy, including information about Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome.

Genetic testing can help find diseases that run in a family or don't yet have symptoms.

Did you have chickenpox or get the vaccine as a child? Then you've got nothing to worry about from varicella. But if you didn't, you may not be immune to this infectious disease that can cause complications for a pregnant person and their baby. Read more to find out why, and how to protect yourself.