Uncommon birth defect appears in 3 babies in homes on 1 road

Monday, May 26, 2014 - 07:30 in Health & Medicine

Three mothers who live on the same Moncton, N.B., road and have babies with the same birth defect want more research into gastroschisis, which causes the intestines to stick outside of the body through a hole by the belly button. The moms learned of the unusual situation while at a Halifax hospital.

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