A Missouri baby born without a skull has defied all expectations and lived to celebrate his first birthday, despite being born with a rare condition that usually doesn’t allow its victims to live past a few months.
As KTTS-TV (Springfield) reports, Jessica Masterson was 27 weeks pregnant when she learned that her baby, then in utero, would be born with alcalvaria. The extremely rare condition causes the baby to develop in the womb without a skull. Those born with the malformation rarely live more than a few months.
Doctors offered Masterson and her husband, Tom, the opportunity to terminate her pregnancy, Tom says via The Mirror.
“[The doctors said] he won’t be compatible with life. He will not survive this.”
The Mastersons, however, wouldn’t hear of terminating Jessica’s pregnancy, and instead opted to see her pregnancy through, and let their faith take care of the rest.
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