• Question: why are some people born with problems

    Asked by hannah to Kate, Pip, Reka on 17 Nov 2016.
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      Reka Nagy answered on 17 Nov 2016:

      People can be born with illnesses for several reasons – either something has gone wrong with their DNA that is making them ill, or their mothers consumed substances that are not good for a developing fetus, such as alcohol or drugs. Alternatively, they could be having an adverse reaction to the antibodies in their mother’s blood that they come into contact with during birth – this last one depends on the blood types of the mom and the baby.

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