[mrshamilton06]

I gave birth to my son 5-23-07 two days after he was diagnosed with anencephaly. I know that lack of folic acid can contribute to this disorder but i was wondering if environmental factors can play a part. Are there other mothers out there who have birthed a child with this disorder that would like to share the area they live? thanksIn remberance of Noah Robert, our beautiful boy. ------

[ida]

i am sorry about your child. i do think the environment does play a part in our children. in this case i just dont know how much. God bless you. ------

[dansaremm]

I'm so sorry about your loss. That is heartbreaking. I've never heard of environmental factors playing a part in anencephaly. I've always thought that it was just one of those things beyond our control, like Down's Syndrome, Trisomy 18, Turner's Syndrome, etc.It sure isn't a far out idea, though, to believe that all the pollution causes genetic mutation and birth defects. ------

[Lynn B]

I am so very sorry for your loss.I have done extensive research regarding neural tube defects/brain malformations, etc since my angel baby was born with alobar holoprosencephaly in 2003. In my case, the defect was caused by the medication I was on during the first 7 weeks of my pregnancy (anti-seizure med). There are studies that point to the medication being the cause, but since it cannot be proven, I was told it was simply a"fluke". I always thought it a disturbing term to describe the loss of a baby, but then I am a bit sensitive when it comes to that. Back to the research, most of the time they will say that there is no known cause, which is the case with anencephaly. Although, there is a current study concerning hazardous waste sites and the occurrence of birth defects. One of the birth defects included happens to be anencephaly. This is not proven, just an organization conducting a study.http://www.asfhelp.com/asf/chemical_...defectsAnother good site:Anencephaly Net ------