When a baby has a birth defects?

birth defects - two face baby
@ana3173 (420)
Philippines
February 6, 2009 3:27am CST
I am a mother so I understand the feelings of being a mother, Parents of children with birth defects experience shock, anger, grief and denial, But one thing you can do for yourself and your child is to seek support. getting in touch with someone who's been through the same thing can be helpful, ask your doctor or a social worker at your hospital if they know any other parents in the area who have children with the same condition. Acknowledge your feelings and give yourself permission to mourn the loss of the healthy child you thought you'd have. talk about your feeling to your spouse or partner and with other family members. You might also consider seeing a counselor. Your doctor may be able to guide you to a social worker or psychologist in the area. Many of us wants only a happy images of a baby and tend to hear only healthy babies. But parents don't want and never expect this to happen but many babies are born with problems called birth defects. These are abnormalities of structure, function, or body chemistry that will require medical or surgical care or could have some effect on a child's development. just seek advice, joining a support group this may help you also, or consult a specialist or doctor for advice about finding a national or local support group. look at the picture of a baby who has two face the parents of this baby are not only happy to have a baby like this but the parents and the people in the village worshipped the baby as they believed that this is a reincarnation of Hindu Goddess
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
6 Feb 09
My second child has neural tube defects known as spina bifida. I only found out at 36 weeks pregnancy and it was a terrible shock. I had an appointment at the fetal medicine unit the next day that it was discovered. I had some scans, chatted to a consultant and his colleagues, saw the maternity rooms and the special care baby unit. I had a home birth and my son went to the special care baby unit for the first three weeks of his life. He had an operation to close the hole in his back when he was one day old. Then he had a second operation to put a shunt inside his head. Before he came home I had to learn about his catheter care. I got in touch with ASBAH a charity and support group that helps those with spina bifida. I saw a program about the little girl and the villagers did think she was a Hindu goddess.