[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.