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 ...

Many babies born with severe birth defects die within the first few days or weeks of life. shironosov/iStock via Getty Images Plus Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs ...

GRAND FORKS — May is anencephaly awareness month. It's a fatal birth defect and it hits close to home for a UND football coach. Offensive coordinator Isaac Fruechte brings energy and NFL experience to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Abraham and Christine Jacobs were faced with a difficult choice when doctors told them their child would be born with an extreme birth defect. An ultrasound at 22 weeks ...

Last night I made the trek down to beautiful, fragrant Sunnyside for the first of two state Department of Health listening sessions on anencephaly, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — May is anencephaly awareness month. It's a fatal birth defect and it hits close to home for a Caledonia native who is a University of North Dakota football coach, and his family.

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado boy who survived three years without a brain has died. Nickolas Coke, of Pueblo, was born with only a brain stem, a condition known as anencephaly (an-en-SEF-uh-lee).