Anencephaly is a congenital disability in which a baby's brain and skull do not fully form while in the mother's womb. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anencephaly occurs in three out of every 10,000 pregnancies in the U.S. Approximately 75% of babies with anencephaly are stillborn.

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