Officially Declare January 31st as Omphalocele Awareness Day.

Affecting approximately 2 in 10,000 pregnancies, an Omphalocele is a birth defect in which the baby's internal abdominal organs form in membrane outside of the body. An Omphalocele can be isolated or can occur with a number of other defects including cardiac anomalies, diaphragmatic hernias, neural tube defects and/or other chromosomal abnormalities. Often times families are given the worst case scenario as to the survival of their children and many are urged to terminate their pregnancies as a result. However, even though we do lose some precious children to the effects of this diagnosis, a great many are thriving and go on to live long, happy, healthy lives. With an officially recognized day we can reach many more families facing this diagnosis providing hope and the resources they need