Jillee Brown

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Jillee S. Brown is an Alaskan who lost a daughter to Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, a birth defect that afflicts 1 of every 2,500 babies and has a fatality rate of 50 percent.

CDH is little-known but often fatal birth defect; join the fight against it

OPINION: A little known birth defect, congenital diaphragmatic hernia afflicts as many babies as do cystic fibrosis and spina bifida, and has a fatality rate of 50 percent. With awareness will come research for a cure.

By Jillee Brown●

April 21, 2015 at 5:50 pm

Jillee Brown

author

CDH is little-known but often fatal birth defect; join the fight against it

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