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A copy of the current financial statement of the Dandy-Walker Alliance, Inc. is available by writing to: Dandy-Walker Alliance, Inc. 10325 Kensington Pkwy Suite 384 Kensington, MD 20895 or by calling 1-877-Dandy-Walker. Documents and information submitted under the Maryland Solicitations Act are also available, for the cost of postage and copies, from the Maryland Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis MD 21401, 410-974-5534.

Apnea, dandy walker, premature birth

My beautiful twin daughters were born 8 days ago by emergency section at 28 weeks gestation. The girls were also troubled by twin to twin transfusion syndrome. The smaller, donor twin (Abigail), had dandy walker syndrome diagnosed at 17 weeks gestation. Both girls are having episodes of apnoea and bradycardia, although Abigail is experiencing more [...]

Breastfeeding and DW

Hi,
does anyone have experience of breastfeeding a DW baby, I am 30 wks
pregnant with our daughter, Louise, who has had the diagnosis confirmed
with fetal mri. She also has tricuspid atresia which means the
tricuspid valve in her heart is missing. The cardiologist is really
positive and optimistic but our OB said the baby
will probably not be able [...]

RE: Looking for Insight or Hope

All,
Thank you all so much of your kind words and support.  My sister had an amnio conducted earlier in the week, the FISH test came back negative for any of the trisomies so we have that as a plus.  She did have a second ultrasound and the Dr. said that the cyst is not in [...]

Andre Matthee living with DW

Hi
My name is Debbie (I am afrikaans so please forgive my english)and I also have a son that was born with DW. Today he is a healthy 13year old boy, that lives life to the full. I am so lucky to have this special boy in my life and I would like parents to know [...]

Looking for some insight or hope

My sister found out this week that her the baby she is carrying
has Dandy-Walker Syndrome or Trisomy 13. I’m somewhat
confused by it all but have been doing some research online. I
don’t seem to find anything positive or what the chances are for
the situation to not be extremely severe. She is very worried
about [...]

New Here and wondering about affects on the whole family

I too am 25weeks pregnant.  Our daughter was diagnosised with DW variant on New Year’s eve.  I have been able to find out a lot of information on-line but am still scared.  We have a five year old son who is typically developing and I worry how I will meet the needs of my youngest [...]