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By Grace Williamson,
Social Worker
March of Dimes Birth
Defects Center, St. Louis Children’s Hospital,
St. Louis, Missouri
“I can talk to a friend or a relative' or someone here at the hospital and they will listen. But they don’t understand because they haven’t experienced what I go through every day.”
These words, spoken by the mother of a child bom with severe birth defects, best explain the concept underlying the formation of parent groups at many March of Dimes Birth Defects Centers across the country.
Birth defects strike 250,000 babies each year in the United States. This means one every two minutes. Birth defects range from those which can be corrected easily to the tragic malformations that can destroy a mind or body.
No one is prepared for the shock of learning that his baby has been bom severely handicapped. When it happens, making the years ahead suddenly seem long and comfortless, both husband and wife need someone who understands their heartache and confusion.
Doctors, social workers and therapists can guide parents as they look for new directions. Increasingly, however, many couples are turning to each other for support in many ways.
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