Why are mentally retarded children born?

We all know that the country is now increasingly demanding eugenics, which means giving birth to high-quality children, trying to reduce the birth rate of disabled newborns to the lowest level, and requiring couples to do a comprehensive pre-pregnancy check before pregnancy to try to kill certain genetic disease genes in the body. This can basically avoid the birth of mentally retarded children. So, why are mentally retarded children born? The editor will give you a detailed introduction below.

Why give birth to mentally retarded children?

There are many causes of mental retardation, but generally speaking, they can be divided into two categories: congenital and acquired.

Congenital: A disease that is acquired before birth. Among them, there are hereditary and non-hereditary ones, mainly including: 1. Chromosomal abnormalities, such as "congenital idiocy"; 2. Hereditary metabolic defects, such as phenylketonuria; 3. Congenital malformations, such as microcephaly, hydrocephalus, etc.; 4. Intrauterine acquired, which is caused by rubella, lack of trace elements, hypoxia, improper medication, X-ray exposure and the effects of toxic substances during pregnancy.

Acquired: that is, caused at birth and after birth. At birth, it may be caused by birth injuries, intracranial hemorrhage, hypoxia, suffocation, infection, etc.; after birth, it may be caused by sequelae such as various encephalitis, craniocerebral trauma, poisoning, cerebral hypoxia, cerebrovascular disease, etc. Of course, there are some mentally retarded children whose causes are unknown.

Statistics show that among the current population in my country, the number of people with mental retardation or intellectual disability due to various congenital and acquired diseases has reached about 13 million, half of whom are minors.

Let the baby be born healthy

Knowing the causes of mental retardation, every family or childbearing group should correctly accept the doctor's advice on eugenics, so as to reduce or avoid the occurrence of mentally retarded children.

What we call eugenics actually means "being born healthy." Eugenics is also the wish of every young couple aged 25-35 who are ready to have children. After understanding the content of eugenics and the ways to implement it, we should treat it objectively and rationally, neither harboring unrealistic fantasies nor having the idea of ​​doing nothing.

Even though we see the pressure and real difficulties that families with mentally retarded children have to face, many people still take chances and do not participate in marriage examinations or pre-pregnancy checks, but start preparing for the arrival of a new life. Most people comfort themselves by saying, “I won’t be that unlucky. Something like this will never happen to me.” Even if there are precedents, no one cares.

The birth of life is scientific and there cannot be any room for luck. Prevention is more important than anything else. Of course, situations such as consanguineous marriage should not occur again. People who have a habit of drinking and smoking, those who are over 35 years old of childbearing age, and those who are frequently in contact with radioactive substances are all key groups who need to undergo pre-pregnancy examinations.