The Birth Defect Research for Children (BDRC), a non-profit based in Florida, has noticed a strong correlation between children with birth defects and parents with military experience.
“Veterans are dying, but even more tragically, the children they’ve left behind are suffering,” said Betty Mekdeci, BDRC’s executive director. She says she has received many heartfelt letters from veterans and their spouses about hardships their children face, including mental retardation, cerebral palsy, deafness, blindness, physical deformities and heart defects. Mekdeci believes that chemical exposure during wartime played a role in the childrens’ disabilities.
Mekdeci says that families are frustrated and do not know where to turn. She wants to create a center where affected individuals can go for solutions.
“We want to serve our veterans as they have served us by petitioning for a ‘Children’s Center’ that would be staffed by specialists who would provide free diagnosis and treatment for their serious health conditions and work with their doctors back home to continue care in their own communities,” Mekdeci said.
As the BDRC’s slogan suggests, every birth defect has a cause. In some cases, hospital negligence contributes to baby birth injuries. Hospital staff may make dangerous decisions during childbirth or overlook crucial warning signs during pregnancy. In either case, parents have options to seek justice against negligent health care professionals. Call 1-800-460-0606 to learn more.
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