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typical situation, this consists of a firm schedule of return check-up visits to the Center, where the medical team examination may be repeated; as well as home visits by the medical social worker to insure that the parents are providing the therapy prescribed for the patient after discharge from the hospital.

Some of these parents are themselves getting “therapy” in some parts of the nation. This is provided when they join discussion groups of mothers and fathers of children with similar defects so they can exchange experiences and trade suggestions about solving their child’s problems at home.

Finally, genetic counseling is vital to parents who have already had a child with a major defect, and are thinking of adding to their family. In these circumstances, advice is available through genetic counseling services offered by many major medical institutions. After study of the family ancestry, a genetic counselor can tell a couple generally what risks are of a given defect’s reappearing in another child.

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