“We love her.” Verity turned 8 years old on Feb. 28, less than three weeks ahead of Trisomy 18 Awareness Day, which is ...

Background: Trisomy 18 is the second most common autosomal trisomy in liveborn infants, characterised by severe psychomotor and growth retardation. The median survival is 19 days, with only 5-8% ...

28, less than three weeks ahead of Trisomy 18 Awareness Day, which is celebrated nationally on March 18. Her condition, also called Edwards syndrome, occurs when a person has an extra chromosome 18.

The etiology of Dandy-Walker is suspected to be genetic in nature. Dandy-Walker syndrome has been found to occur most often in children who have an extra copy of chromosome 18 (trisomy 18). However, ...

I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl with almond shaped eyes,” a woman named Sarah wrote on Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s website. “The doctors and nurses didn’t notice, but I did. After days of ...