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 ...