Only 13% survive until their first birthday. Anencephaly, a birth defect that affects the development of the skull and brain, results in either stillbirth or death within the first weeks of life.

Only 13% survive until their first birthday. Anencephaly, a birth defect that affects the development of the skull and brain, results in either stillbirth or death within the first weeks of life.

Currently, there is no law addressing instances when an adverse outcome is probable but cannot be confirmed before delivery. Hence, stricter abortion laws are expected to not only increase inevitable ...

“The role of folic acid in helping reduce the chance of babies being born with conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly when taken before conceiving, was not proven until 1991, and more ...

Our daughter, whom we named Lottie, had anencephaly — a fatal condition where her brain and skull had not and would not develop. There was no hope for her survival. I was given two options ...

Methods: The clinical and ultrasound features of fibrous pseudotumor of the tunica vaginalis diagnosed by pathology in West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2006 to 2023 were retrospectively ...