O35: Maternal care for known or suspected fetal abnormality and damage

O35.2: Maternal care for (suspected) hereditary disease in fetus

Hereditary diseases cause changes to the genetic information.

When beginning its development, every single cell in the body contains a complete blueprint of the body. This blueprint consists of genetic information. The genetic information is encrypted in the chromosomes. Every human cell normally contains 23 chromosome pairs, i.e. a total of 46 chromosomes.

Changes to the genetic information can be inherited within the family. Other family members may therefore also be affected.