Special needs

Almost all babies are born healthy and grow and develop normally. In a tiny percentage of cases, though, babies are born with problems that affect their health and development, and which mean that they need to have some kind of special care, often throughout their lives.

• Anencephaly
• Cerebral palsy
• Cleft lip and palate
• Congenital heart disease
• Cystic fibrosis
• Down’s syndrome
• Edward’s syndrome
• Gastroschisis and exomphalos
• Hydrocephalus
• Patau’s syndrome
• Sickle cell disease
• Spina bifida
• Thalassaemia
• Turner’s syndrome