Tampa mother gives birth to baby with fatal birth defect to donate organs

Catherine Mornhineway said during a 14-week ultrasound, a doctor diagnosed her unborn baby with anencephaly, a fatal birth ...

They were told their baby would not survive. This family chose hope instead

Mornhineway and Ford, 32, were told that their baby girl, whom they would name Haven, had anencephaly, a severe birth defect ...
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UND football coach Isaac Fruechte shares story of losing newborn son to birth defect, honoring his memory

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 ...
MyNorthwest.com

Cluster of fatal birth defects in Washington goes unexplained

Couples in south central Washington face a difficult reality. They are four times more likely to conceive a child with a fatal birth defect. Since 2010, 31 babies in Yakima, Benton and Franklin ...
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State says no cause found for birth defect in Yakima County

After the troubling discovery earlier this year that Yakima County had logged an unexpectedly high number of fatal birth defects in 2012, the state Department of Health said Tuesday that its ...
The Montana Standard

Folic acid additive may help prevent birth defects

The rate of spina bifida and anencephaly birth defects has fallen by more than one-third since the addition in 1998 of folic acid to the nation's enriched flours, rice and pastas, according to study a ...
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What you should know about anencephaly and the importance of antenatal care

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 ...
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Mother gives birth to baby with fatal birth defect to donate organs

A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect.Catherine Mornhineway<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...