Maternal Fetal Care Center | Patient Stories
No more missing out: Bouncing back after an SCT
At the same time they learned that they were having a girl, Emilya's parents were told that she had a tumor at the base of her tailbone called a sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT).
Many babies with Down syndrome can breastfeed right from the beginning, while others may be able to nurse with help. Learn how Ella gradually introduced breastfeeding to her daughter, Julia.
During Tori Ryan's pregnancy, doctors diagnosed her unborn child, Julia, with bladder exstrophy, a rare and complex birth defect. Their concern for their unborn baby led the Ryans to Boston Children's.
Born with congenital hydrocephalus, Charlotte Bent is now hitting all of her developmental milestones - smiling, laughing, playing peek-a-boo, bearing weight on her legs.
When Tracy was six months pregnant with Ryan, specialists at Boston Children's Maternal Fetal Care Center diagnosed him with VACTERL association, a hodgepodge of birth defects.
Two families bond over diagnosis of GACI (generalized arterial calcification of infancy), an extremely rare disease with an 85 percent mortality rate. Learn how these families connected.
When Rick and Aimee learned that their second child Brooks would be born with a cleft lip and soft palate, they weren't sure what to expect. Today Brooks is looking good and feeling great.
When the Perkinses got to their 20-week ultrasound, they were told the words they never wanted to hear: "There is a problem with the baby."
