Understanding the difference between omphalocele and gastroschisis can help you navigate care and ask the right questions. Both affect the abdominal wall from birth, but the way they appear and the ...

Infection is another complication associated with gastroschisis defects. Initially, the newborn is at risk for infection because of the breach in skin integrity from the exteriorized bowel. The risk ...

CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A man from Chicago’s West Side continues to beat the odds despite being born with a rare condition in which his organs were outside his body. Cases of the genetic condition ...

Gastroschisis involves the organs being outside the body at birth. Cases of the genetic condition keep increasing across the nation, and Darryl Hall of the Austin neighborhood is trying to inspire ...

A mother and fitness coach who experienced baby loss during her first two pregnancies as a result of two rare and unrelated ...

A mother and fitness coach, who faced the devastating loss of her first two pregnancies due to rare and unrelated health ...

Based on the available literature of short- and long-term outcomes of infants with gastroschisis, the overall survival rate is high, and the majority of infants experienced no significant sequelae ...