An infant born with an abdominal wall defect has an abnormal opening on the abdomen. This often causes the intestines and other organs to form outside of the body. There are two types of abdominal wall defects - omphalocele and gastroschisis. These types of openings in the abdomen can usually be detected by AFP screening or a detailed fetal ultrasound. Genetic counseling and further genetic testing, such as amniocentesis, may be offered during the pregnancy as some abdominal wall defects are associated with genetic disorders. If there are no additional genetic problems or birth defects, surgery soon after birth can often repair these birth defects. A human infant The word infant derives from the Latin word in-fans, meaning unable to speak. It is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). ... Born can mean: Childbirth Born, Netherlands Max Born Born, Luxembourg This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In anatomy, the abdomen is a part of the body; in humans, it is the region between the thorax and the pelvis. ... An omphalocele is a type of abdominal wall defect in which the intestines, liver, and occasionally other organs remain outside of the abdomen in a sac because of a defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall. ... Gastroschisis is a type of abdominal wall defect in which the intestines and sometimes other organs develop outside the fetal abdomen through an opening in the abdominal wall. ... Alpha-fetoprotein screening, also called AFP screening, triple test, and expanded AFP screening, is a screening blood test usually offered between 15-20 weeks of pregnancy. ... A baby in its mothers womb, viewed in a sonogram Ultrasound is sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, approximately 20 kilohertz/20,000 Hertz. ... Genetic counseling generally refers to prenatal counseling done when a genetic condition is suspected in a pregnancy. ... Genetic testing allows the genetic diagnosis of vulnerabilities to inherited diseases, and can also be used to determine a persons ancestry. ... Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used for prenatal diagnosis, in which from the amnion around a developing fetus a small amount of amniotic fluid is extracted. ...