FORSYTH, Ill (WAND) May is Anencephaly Awareness Month. Anencephaly is a rare disease in which a baby does not fully develop their skull before birth. Virtually all babies die before birth or within ...

Anencephaly occurs when an infant is born without parts of their brain and skull. It is a severe congenital anomaly, which means that a baby develops anencephaly in the womb. Anencephaly is a ...

Anencephaly is a neural tube defect where the brain and skull do not form fully by about the fourth week of pregnancy. It is incurable and survival is usually only hours to days, with many stillbirths ...

Outreach workers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are drawing on years of community connections in south central Washington state to raise awareness about a devastating cluster of ...

FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Michael and Brandi Rogers have made the tough decision to carry their unborn baby girl, who has a terminal condition called anencephaly, to full term. The fatal diagnosis ...

DOVER — On Dec. 3, 2010, Rachel Aube was born and lived for 43 minutes. Her brief life rallied the community and raised awareness of a fatal birth defect called anencephaly, which results in the ...

A recent viral tweet on X (formerly known as Twitter) by a Nigerian mother shared a heartbreaking story. She had missed her antenatal check-ups because she was hustling for money, and only went for a ...

A Bridge City woman wants to help other moms or women wanting to have a child to be aware of the dangers of a rare birth defect: anencephaly. Babies born with anencephaly don't have fully formed ...

The parents of a Scots newborn, who only lived for 16 hours, have shared his tragic story in a bid to help other families going through a similar ordeal. Larsson Comiskey was born on November 25, but ...

A DEVASTATED young couple from Cambuslang have told of their heartbreak after their baby boy died during childbirth. Nicole Gaunt and Jordan Garvie welcomed son JJ into the world at 1.20am on ...

A mum was left devastated when her baby son died during childbirth. Nicole Gaunt, 19, was told by doctors that her unborn son was unlikely to survive through pregnancy after being diagnosed with a ...