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Birth Defects We Treat

Since FTC was founded we have treated more than 15,000 birth defects, and of those 2% were SCT

Teratoma Support Group Forums, information, and patient stories

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: 4/1/2008

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

During the scan the ultrasound technician discovered a mass at the base of the baby's tailbone...