Anencephaly News

My wife and I learned during Holy Week that our daughter in the womb has a fatal condition called anencephaly; since then we have struggled to share with Vivian the little bit of life she has.

I recently read an article online about one of Dr. George Tiller's patients who had a late-term abortion because her child had anencephaly, meaning that the child had little to no brain.

In August 1989, my then five-and-a half-month pregnant wife and I went in together for a routine sonogram at her OB's office.

An enzyme deficiency in some mothers may be responsible for their giving birth to children with neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, new research has found.

Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid.

Insufficient levels of B12 during the first four weeks of pregnancy may lead to lifelong neurological defects, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health.

God doesn't always get what he wants. I realized this truth a while ago when reflecting upon the idea that, while God wants us all to be saved, we can choose to reject his gifts of grace.

Canadian researchers found immigrant women less likely than others to be taking folic acid before pregnancy to help prevent spina bifida and anencephaly.

By the time we take our first breath, the brain is already more than eight months old.

BEFORE becoming pregnant, women need to get enough vitamin B12 in addition to folic acid to cut their risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord, researchers said yesterday.

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Pediatrics / Children's Health Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after ...

Children born to women who have low blood levels of vitamin B12 shortly before and after conception may have an increased risk of a neural tube defect, according to an analysis by researchers at the National ...

Dark green vegetables - like asparagus - are high in folate. Half a cup provides 30 per cent of the recommended daily intake.

Maternal obesity - although not overweight - may increase the risk for offspring having certain congenital abnormalities, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA .

If you're planning on becoming pregnant, a new study suggests that you should try to shed any extra weight you're carrying before conception.

Birth defect is something that every mother want to prevent. It occur in 1 out of 33 babies.

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 05 Feb 2009 - 2:00 PST Ljungan virus has been found in cases of hydrocephaly and ...

Among US women enrolled in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study who conceived after folic acid fortification, researchers found "insufficient evidence" that maternal folic acid supplement use or dietary ...

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Fortification of corn masa flour products could increase folic acid intake by nearly 20 percent for Mexican-Americans, who are at a 30-40 percent higher risk for a number of severe brain and spinal birth ...