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Make a month for Anencephaly awareness

Created by R.B. on February 12, 2013

Hi my name is Rachel im 19 years old and just had a baby on January 21,2013 i found out at 18 weeks pregnant that my daughter had Anencephaly a birth defect , it means that the baby doesnt have a fully developed brain and skull and will be born deaf and blind. At 37 weeks pregnant i found out that my baby ad no heartbeat,i was devastated the next day i was induced and the day after i delivered my daughter brooklyn stillborn.
I would just like to make a month for Anencephaly awareness so people are aware this can happen to them.
The doctors said that this birth defect may be caused by not enough folic acid .So i would like to make women aware if they trying to get pregnant make sure they are getting enough folic acid also.

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