Patient's question:
What is the reason that leads to a child being born with congenital heart disease, congenital epilepsy, low intelligence, developmental delay, weighing 5.4 pounds at birth, and not gaining more than 10 pounds until four months old, never looking up, and never smiling at people?Doctor's answer:
Currently, based on your situation, there are certain reasons for congenital intellectual disability and other congenital organic diseases. First, it may be possible that during pregnancy, a viral infection occurred or some external force injury was caused. In the section on heart structure, especially during the first three months of pregnancy, there can be transmission, which we refer to as intrauterine transmission. Additionally, it can be due to other diseases, such as respiratory diseases. Most congenital heart diseases are not inherited across generations. The part that is inherited across generations is only a very small fraction, and it accounts for less than one percent of congenital heart diseases.