… to make as many memories as possible in the short time they had together. Now, the couple is giving back to Community Health Network and the prenatal hospice team for providing them the support they needed. Carissa donated zippered pouches filled …
Category: Anencephaly
Dad pens emotional tribute to ‘selfless’ wife pregnant with their terminally ill child
Even after learning that her daughter will be born without part of her brain due to a terminal condition, an Oklahoma mother has decided to give birth to the child in order to donate the baby’s organs. The couple’s daughter, Eva, has a condition called anencephaly.
Daily folic acid supplementation remains important for prevention of birth defects
Despite the mandatory addition of folic acid to enriched grain products in the United States, many women still do not consume adequate amounts of this important vitamin, according to an editorial written by Laura E. Mitchell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health. Mitchell was invited to write the editorial for JAMA Pediatrics , which published it today during Folic Acid Awareness Week and January’s Birth Defects Prevention Month.