Anencephaly is a serious birth defect where a baby is born without parts of their skull and brain. It's a rare type of neural tube defect that affects about 1 in 4,600 babies. There is no way to ...

Anencephaly is a congenital disorder in which the brain and bones of the skull don’t form completely while the baby is in the womb. There is no cure. We’ll tell you what you need to know about ...

What likely is the highest-resolution scan ever conducted on a fetal mummy reveals it to be that of a human male and not a hawk, as was originally thought, according to researchers at Western ...

Anencephaly is a rare and fatal neural tube defect that affects the development of the fetus' brain and skull. It occurs in 3 out of 10,000 births each year in the U.S., according to the Centers ...

Emersyn Rogers was diagnosed with anencephaly when mom was 20 weeks pregnant. — -- A couple carrying their terminally ill child to term is hoping to donate her organs and help keep other ...

Anencephaly, sometimes referred to as 'open skull', is a rare birth defect. It causes parts of a foetus' brain, scalp and skull to not form completely. The defect occurs during the third and ...

July 18, 2013— -- A high rate of birth defects has confounded Washington health officials, who have been unable to identify a cause. A report released Tuesday by the Washington State ...

WISH-TV anchor Brooke Martin shared heartbreaking news Thursday, revealing her unborn daughter has been diagnosed with an extremely rare — and fatal — medical condition. Anencephaly, a neural ...

An Indiana mom and TV news anchor has shared details of the short life of her daughter, Emma Noelle, who was born last week with a rare and fatal birth defect. Brooke Martin gave birth to Emma ...