A baby has been born without eyes. Care worker Danielle Davis, 24, and her
partner, Andrew Smith, 31, from South Wales
welcomed a daughter two months ago - a baby with no eyes. Danielle said
she knew there was something horrible wrong with her child because a routine
scan when she was pregnant showed her child had a cyst on the brain but she
refused to have an abortion. After the child was born, doctors confirmed she
had anophthalmia, a birth defect which affects just one in 10,000 babies.
"It was a shock - we had never heard of it before. But
she is our gorgeous baby and we have no regrets about turning down a
termination." Danielle said.
"The cyst showed up on the 21-week scan and naturally
we were worried about it. But none of the doctors said our baby could be born
blind. Everyone has been really supportive and I can't thank the doctors and
midwives enough for all of their help."
Little Daisy will later this month go for an operation to
fit glass eyes. And when she's 18months old, they will be replaced with painted
eyes that will look more natural.
Source: internet

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