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Birth Defects We Treat

Since FTC was founded we have treated more than 15,000 birth defects, and of those less then 5% were Bowel Obstructions

March of Dimes Researchers, volunteers, educators, outreach workers and advocates working together to give all babies a fighting chance

Birth Defect Research for Children a parent networking service that connects families who have children with the same birth defects

Kids Health doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence

CDC - Birth Defects Dept. of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NIL - Office of Rare Diseases National Inst. of Health - Office of Rare Diseases

Last Updated: 9/28/2009

Baby Sarah Elizabeth has a very successful recovery from an SCT which is removed while she is still a fetus.

During a routine ultrasound in the fourth month of pregnancy, the radiologist found a cyst on our baby’s bladder where the umbilical cord attached.