This mother won't let microcephaly stand in the way of her child | The World

Northeastern Brazil is the epicenter of a recent spate of microcephaly - infants born with abnormally small heads. A definitive link between the Zika virus and microcephaly hasn't yet been established, but parents of these babies have more immediate concerns about the health of their children. For mothers, there is a social stigma on top of having a new child with disabilities. Here's the story of one of those mothers. Read more: pri.org/stories/2016-02-23/how-brazils-favorite-app-helping-doctors-and-parents-cope-microcephaly
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