Severe birth defects not as lethal as docs once said: Study
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
CHICAGO -- Parents of newborns with rare genetic conditions used to hear the grim words the severe birth defects were "incompatible with life." Support groups and social media showing the exceptions have changed the landscape. So has mounting research suggesting not all such babies are doomed to die.
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