Which of the following places a couple at higher risk for conceiving a child with a genetic abnormality? (Select all that apply.)
a. Maternal age over 35 years
b. Partner who has a genetic disorder
c. Maternal type 1 diabetes
d. Paternal heart disease
ANS: a, b
Fertility decreases after 35 years. A partner contributes half of the chromosomal makeup, and genetic disorders can be inherited. Maternal diabetes can have an effect on the fetus/neonate, such as causing complications such as macrosomia and hypoglycemia, but these are not genetic disorders. Paternal heart disease can place the neonate at risk for heart disease later in life, but this is not referred to as a genetic disorder, such as is trisomy 21 and hemophilia.
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