According to the CDC, 1 in 4,859 babies born each year suffer from anencephaly and "almost all" die shortly after birth. Jaxon, who is missing most of his skull, was at first thought to have ...

After Jaxon was born, Brittany and Brandon Buell were told he had a birth defect called anencephaly that occurs when the beginnings of the nervous system form incorrectly early on in the pregnancy.

After Jaxon was born, Brittany and Brandon Buell were told he had a birth defect called anencephaly that occurs when the beginnings of the nervous system form incorrectly early on in the pregnancy.

Jaxon Buell, who has a rare condition known ... They started chalking it up to anencephaly. They were very puzzled by him because he was still alive. His brain was not exposed, like with many ...

Like Jaxon, the Rodriguez baby, due in December, suffers from the rare and severe birth defect anencephaly. Doctors have told the couple that their daughter, who they have already named Layla Sky ...

Jaxon Strong, the boy who given just days ... According to the CDC, about 1 in 4,859 babies in the United States are born with anencephaly, and are usually stillborn or die shortly after ...

It wasn't until after she gave birth that they determined Jaxon had anencephaly, which "prevents the normal development of the brain and the bones of the skull," according to the National ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in 4,859 babies in the U.S. will be born with anencephaly each year. Doctors at Boston Children's Hospital gave Jaxon a slightly modified ...

“We didn’t see the world until we got home and looked at discharge papers and saw anencephaly. It means no brain outside of a brainstem.” But Jaxon thrived, and Brandon’s wife, Brittany ...