The unborn baby “breathes” the fluid into their lungs, where it pushes open the air sacs and stimulates them to grow. Until recently, babies born without kidneys and the accompanying shortage ...

Abigail’s parents have said she is the first baby without kidneys to survive childbirth. A 2014 Hopkins news release called Abigail’s survival “a medical marvel.” In 2017, Hopkins and ...

Most doctors said her baby, who would be born without kidneys, had no chance to survive. But Andi Mahoney said she refused to accept that fate, and her now 2-year-old daughter Emmie's fight ...

A miracle baby girl born without kidneys has defied the odds. Emmie Hope Mahoney was born in March 2021 without the vital organ and her mother, Andi Mahoney, was told her daughter would never survive.

When Mahoney was pregnant, her 20-week scan showed her baby had a condition called bilateral renal agenesis, meaning she didn’t have kidneys. “It’s universally fatal,” said Mahoney.

ST. GEORGE — A St. George baby beats the odds by surviving a rare condition, becoming the only boy living in Utah without kidneys. Kristen and Kasey Shakespear are the parents of Isaac ...

Abigail’s parents have said she is the first baby without kidneys to survive childbirth. A 2014 Hopkins news release called Abigail’s survival “a medical marvel.” A study on babies with ...

When Mahoney was pregnant, her 20-week scan showed her baby had a condition called bilateral renal agenesis, meaning she didn’t have kidneys. “It’s universally fatal,” said Mahoney.