In our family support center, you will find links to birth defect support organizations and chat rooms as well as national information resources.
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or
next to the birth defect name to
show or hide information on condition-specific support groups. If you would like to add a support group to one of our
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Gretchen Anna Pianka, M.D., FAAP is a pediatrician who shares her experiences as the mother of a baby with birth defects.
"Mothers are not supposed to be afraid. If we are, we are supposed to take medicine to stop feeling afraid. I am a pediatrician and have always been good at worrying. Now that I have a son with medical problems, finding balance between my founded and unfounded fears has become a Herculean task. By sharing my fears, I hope to normalize other parent's fears about the health of their children."
To find out more, read her blog.