It depends on the type of dwarfism. For example, people with achondroplastic dwarfism have normal life expectancies, but they do have various orthopedic and CNS issues, which fortunately can be remedied in this country. Women who get pregnant also have to have the babies delivered by c-section most of the time, even if the babies don't have the disorder themselves.
I collect old medical books, and one of them has a picture of one of the first successful c-sections performed after the discovery of surgical anesthesia; the mother had AD, as did the baby, and they wouldn't have survived the pregnancy just a few years earlier. Another has a picture of a young man with AD and Down syndrome, which would have been a very interesting case.
I collect old medical books, and one of them has a picture of one of the first successful c-sections performed after the discovery of surgical anesthesia; the mother had AD, as did the baby, and they wouldn't have survived the pregnancy just a few years earlier. Another has a picture of a young man with AD and Down syndrome, which would have been a very interesting case.