anencephalic

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“And we got the really sad news that our baby was anencephalic.”

From Seattle Times

A second relevant set of cases involves anencephalic infants, or babies born with severely undeveloped brains.

From Salon

Investigators mapped mothers’ addresses to assess whether they were on private or public water systems, then looked up available water-testing results for the months immediately preceding and following conception in cases of anencephalic births.

From Seattle Times

Any money left over will be donated to Anencephaly Hope, a support group that offers care packages to families with anencephalic babies.

From Washington Times

In 2012, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that mothers should also be allowed to terminate the pregnancy of anencephalic babies - which are born without most of their brains and typically live hours or days.

From BBC