What does Jamaica mean? J amaica as a girls' name is pronounced ja-MAY-kah. Place name: the West Indies island. The name is from an Indian word meaning isle with many springs. Author Jamaica Kincaid. STARTS/ENDS WITH Ja-, -ca. ASSOCIATED WITH springs. Variations. VARIANTS Jamaeca, Jamaika, Jemaica, Jemayka . CREATIVE FORMS (female)
Genetic counseling should be considered by couples who have one or more of the following risk factors: 1  Abnormal results from routine prenatal testing. 2  Amniocentesis results that identify a chromosomal defect. 3  An inherited disease present in a close family member.  A child with a birth defect or genetic 1  disorder. Mother over 35 years  old.
Marriage counseling is usually a short-term therapy that may take only a few sessions to work out problems in the relationship. Typically, marriage counselors ask questions about the couple's roles, patterns, rules, goals, and beliefs. Therapy often begins as the couple analyzes the good and bad aspects of the relationship.