A LIB reader based in Benue state sent in this graphic pic of a strange baby born in the state recently. According to the sender, the baby was allegedly born on Friday September 5th in Wanune Local Government Area of the state. I've not been able to verify this but check out what the baby looks like after the cut. *Warning Graphic Content*
Jesus! Wtf is dis
ReplyDeleteWhat is anencephaly?
DeleteAnencephaly, also known as “open skull,” is a birth defect in which the major parts of the brain, scalp, and skull of the fetus do not form completely as it is developing in the womb.
Anencephaly occurs when the neural tube, a narrow channel in the fetus that normally closes to form the spinal cord and brain, does not close properly between the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy. An infant who is born with anencephaly has some or most of the brain missing. These infants are unconscious, cannot feel, and are usually blind and deaf.
In many cases, some brain tissue may be exposed because parts of the skull are missing. Some infants may have a primitive brain stem at birth. They may seem to respond to sound or touch, but their reactions are involuntary and are caused by the action of the brain stem.
Anencephaly is a fatal condition. Infants with anencephaly are stillborn in about 75% of cases. Newborns who survive die within several hours, days, or weeks.
Aww so sad
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly....
ReplyDeleteWhat causes anencephaly?
DeleteThe exact causes of anencephaly are unknown. A lack of folic acid (vitamin B9) before and during pregnancy may increase the chance of neural tube defects, such as anencephaly or spina bifida (a birth defect in which the spine is exposed). If a woman takes certain prescription drugs during pregnancy, such as drugs for diabetes, this may increase the risk of having an infant with anencephaly.
In about 90% of cases, the parents of an anencephalic infant do not have a family history of the disorder. However, if the parents have had a child who was born with anencephaly, they have a greater chance of having another baby with this condition. The recurrence rate for anencephaly is 4-5%, and rises to 10-13% if the parents have had two other children with anencephaly.
Jeeeeeeeeesus Chriiiiiiiiiiiiist. This is serious.
ReplyDeleteChoi....God av mercy...
ReplyDeleteIt is anencephaly... Baby can't survive.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this? Pls delete this Linda!
ReplyDeleteThe mother don take abortion pills tire,the pikin no gree comot.hehehe
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly,baby born without a brain
ReplyDeleteNa human being give birth to this monster or what?
ReplyDeleteHello Linda, This patient has a birth defect called anencephaly in which parts of the brain and skull are not well developed.It could have been detected during pregnancy by ultrasound.
ReplyDeleteHello Linda, This patient has a birth defect called anencephaly in which parts of the brain and skull are not well developed.It could have been detected during pregnancy by ultrasound.
ReplyDeleteBlood Of Jesus!! This Aint No Human!! Damn!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a congenital defect. it's called Anencephaly. not compatible with life...the baby dies shortly after birth
ReplyDeleteOh my GOD.
ReplyDeleteOh Jesus
ReplyDeleteLord Jesus!!!!!!! Only God knows what the woman slept with..Ha!
ReplyDeleteThis thing or us it baby doesn't look like a child to me... it has matured body parts oh. God help us all
ReplyDeletereturn thise baby back to sender.#THAT AKWA IBOM BOY#
ReplyDeleteMschewww.
ReplyDeleteThats anencephaly jor. linda
Its a neural tube defect,where the baby has no skull.
I come think say na elephant mixed with crocodile baby,u wan show us....
Take FOLIC ACID ladies if ure planning to get pregnant.
This defect can happen early in pregnancy in women lacking folic acid.
It looks lyk a frog! Jesus
ReplyDeleteChia! The baby looks like a toad
ReplyDeleteThis is weird, may God have mercy
ReplyDeleteBlood of Jesus!!!
ReplyDeleteit is called anecephaly. Nothing strange about it. it is an anomaly where there is absence of part of the brain and skull. There r few survivors of these defect. Describing it as 'graphic content' doesn't sound nice at all. it is an unfortunate event that happened to a child.
ReplyDeleteThe child never survives
DeleteMaybe the mother took some sort of drug that counteracted against the babies growth! A very gory sight.
ReplyDeleteHoly jesus strange things are happning these days what the hell is this ellaaboh@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ! God hav mercy.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o, jst is serious!. Why are all these hapning?!
ReplyDeleteLindodo warin b dis nah?
ReplyDeleteJesussssss
ReplyDeleteThis is weird, may God have mercy
ReplyDeleteITS A CONGENITAL PROBLEM CALLED ANENCEPHALY. LET THE TYPICAL PARANOID NIGERIAN DONT SAY IT IS A DEVIL OR DEMONIC BABY. THE MOM WAS NOT CHECKED PRENATALLY AND SHE PROBABLY DID NOT TAKE VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS ESPECIALLY FOLIC ACID.
ReplyDeleteBY BB
Blood of jesus!!! Nawa o. #####QUEENMAYA######
ReplyDeleteWonders shall never end in this country
ReplyDelete###########GOD punish devil######
No Linda. It isn't a strange baby. It is a congenital anomaly. Its called ANENCEPHALY.
ReplyDeleteTF is dis??linda bet Y??
ReplyDeletewhich kain levels na??
someone won't be able to sleep dis nyt now o...mtchew
Betsytohbadt
God have mercy! Jesus Christ ooooooo.
ReplyDeleteIt's called anencephaly. Everything isn't spiritual people. The mom probably got exposed to toxic substances/drugs while preggers
ReplyDeleteCan't explain this.
ReplyDeleteNo comment.!! I can't question God's creature !
ReplyDeletejaaaahhhhhh jehovah amargedon!!!!!!!!!!!! Wat is dis????????????
ReplyDeleteThis is a congenital defect known as an enceph
ReplyDeleteThis is a congenital defect known as anencephaly. Born without brain and this condition isn't compatible with life. This isn't so rare some doctors would have seen a case or two.
linda u are grtt......pls visit the blog of a very gud lib fan....anwanaedikan.blogspot.com for interesting updates too.....linda pls post this......thank yall
ReplyDeleteWhat a pity. This is a fetus which didn't form properly. People will soon start insinuating all sorts including you Linda.
ReplyDeleteLord,ave Mercy.
ReplyDeleteIts called anencephaly,,its a congenital malformation of d brain,,,soo its nt a beast though they rarely survive,,its a rare congenital malformation,,maternal folic acid medication prior to and during pregnancy is a way 2 prevent it,,,advance maternal age is a predisposing factor
ReplyDeletethis is strange and even looks scary.
ReplyDeleteomg.am speechless
ReplyDeleteWooooooow for this Benue wey I dey?
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Lord Mecuzy
There's nothing strange it's a condition called anencephaly it's incompatible with life. Feel sympathy for the mother. May God bless her with viable fruit of the womb in the near future amen.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteDafuq is this???? #runsaway
ReplyDeleteIt's Anencephaly. A congenital anomaly where the cranium does not fuse.
ReplyDeleteThis is called anecephaly meaning absence of some portion of d brain, scalp and skull. Its one of d cogenital abnormalities found in new born
ReplyDeletec'mon Linda.. that's not strange, it's a medical condition called anencephaly
ReplyDeleteIts looks like a frog sorry to say.
ReplyDeleteAnaencephaly
ReplyDeleteLinda it's not a strange baby. This is a baby with a Congenital disorder known as an anencephaly. Y dnt u do ur research before u assume that something is "strange". And this isn't the first time ur assuming dt a medical condition is "strange". I love u linda and I feel that u should be using ur medium to promote the education of nigerians and nt promoting this belief that anything we have never seem before is supernatural and unexplainable. Pls read up about the disorder on Wikipedia. Tosin.
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy. Uwa mmebi.
ReplyDeleteGod forbid!
ReplyDeleteThis can't be happening
Anencephaly
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly
ReplyDeleteLinda abeg dey put this warning sign dey join the caption..... because person don already see d pic before d warning
ReplyDeleteThis is terrifying!!the baby didn't form well due to drug d mother took or something she took during d early stage of her preagnancy.
ReplyDeleteIt's a condition known as ANENCEPHALY - literally, 'no brain'. Of course, there would be other defects in the body. The last time I saw this was when I studied Morbid Anatomy as a medical student fifteen years ago! Truly a rarity.
ReplyDeleteWhat!
ReplyDeleteIt's called anencephaly and a neural tube defect. I hope nobody go beat the woman for having their so called 'monster baby'. It shall be well with us
ReplyDeleteIt's a congenital anomaly. Folic acid during pregnancy can reduce risk factors.The doctors should have realized from all the scans and everything when she Wuz pregnant so they wuddav performed a medical abortion that's if she even went for proper checkups while pregnant.This is pure torture for the woman.
ReplyDeleteIts a medical condition called Anencephaly
ReplyDeleteThis is better of dead than alive. They shud pls do the needful. Dts just d truth, presented in a blunt way tho.
ReplyDeleteJesus! Wht happend?
ReplyDeleteBlood of JESUS! Oh my God. I'm speechless. Smh. I feel sorry for the parents
ReplyDeleteWTF!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWanune is not a local government, Wanune is a town under Tarka local government.
ReplyDeletelinda ooo... tufiakwa! warris dis?? just know if i die of starvation na u cause am oo
ReplyDeleteBlood of Jesus. This must be an effect of some drug! Very bad sight 4 a preggy to behold! Takin off......
ReplyDeleteBlood of God,WTF is dt..
ReplyDeleteIt's a malformation Linda. Anencephaly. Eyes didn't form properly and the brain etc. It is well
ReplyDeleteJesus!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJesus!
ReplyDeleteEnd of time.
ReplyDeleteWhat! GOD forbid bad thing! What happened there?
ReplyDeleteWhat! GOD forbid bad thing! What happened there?
ReplyDeleteIt's a medical condition. A birth condition known as anencephaly.
ReplyDeleteIt's called anencephaly, a type of neural tube defect(NTD) where there is an absence of the brain.
ReplyDeleteThere are several causes but the risk can be reduced if a pregnant mother takes folic acid before and during pregnancy.
This is called Anacephally baby
ReplyDeleteOMG, this is mysterious.
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Jesus!! Wats dis? Like a tod/drog?? Lord have mercy..
ReplyDeleteJeeeeeeezzz! Dis is horrific. Who knows? It culd be due to some abortion pills that d mother had once taken
ReplyDeleteThis may be genetic disorder either due to mutation or other form of gene disorder.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was necessary postin d photo of dz baby,Linda .U have nt d slightest idea of wat d parents myt be goin tru as u haven't given birth before.D baby was born wiv a condition known as hydrocephalles.God see d family tru as d chance of survival z less than 1%
ReplyDeleteIts a medical condition called anencephally where the baby has no brain- literaly- or is without parts of the brain, skull and scalp.
ReplyDeleteWhat i wonder is how this "reader" got this picture. If the person is a health worker then he/she needs to be purnished for this intrusion and recklessness!
Anonymous Mitch says...
ReplyDeleteLinda there's nothing strange about this unfortunate baby. Its just a malformation. Sometimes things don't go according to plan even with nature.
I wonder why and how all the scans the mother had through her pregnancy didn't detect the problem to give the parents the choice of terminating or carrying the pregnancy to full term and delivery.
Besides, does your source say if the baby is alive or not? Because this degree of head and brain distortion I doubt it will survive even if the parents are prepared to shower it with all the love in the world.
Some are born with severe developmental defects. This baby is one such person. The mom lacked good prenatal care.
ReplyDeleteLord have mercy!
ReplyDeleteMercy oh Lord.
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Annencephaly its a known medical condition
ReplyDeleteAwwwww... Poor baby had anencephaly(no brain) ... Mothers take your folic acid oh!!!! Don't joke with your ante natal drugs *sigh... It is well
ReplyDeleteHOLY MOSES!!!
ReplyDeleteBlood of jesus dis is terrible. Doris
ReplyDeleteHoly shit!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat is dis? Oh Linda u for sound warning for viewing naw,u dn't knw wt u hv done to me now for viewing dis pix, chai! Dis world don end
ReplyDeleteIt's not strange at all. The baby has anencephaly. Sad. Will eventually die if not already dead.
ReplyDeleteGod.... Waris dis?
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ! I think the baby's mother probably took pills (abortion pills) during pregnancy leading to this abnormality.
ReplyDeleteThis is anencephaly. it is a birth defect.
ReplyDeleteSad. Abnormal baby probably a variant of anencephaly, defect in brain development. I'm sure he can't survive. This may be prevented by goin 4 early antenatal care, n ladies should take folic acid daily even b4 conception
ReplyDeleteThat is what happens where there is no antenatal scanning. A fetal scan would have picked up this congenital anomaly very easily.
ReplyDeleteLinda ikeji this is 2014, biko and you are educated. This is not a " strange baby". Google anencephaly and educate your readers.
ReplyDeleteLet's no wallow in ignorance
ReplyDeleteThis baby clearly has Anencephaly, failure of the brain to develop. The cannot survive outside of the womb.
Usually this is identified very early in pregnancy with a complete Ultrasound of the baby. But you know Naija now
Anencephaly
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly- absence of part of d scalp, skull, brain, the baby just didn't develop normally inutero,
ReplyDeleteThis is anencephaly, a well described congenital malformation with absence of large parts of the skull and brain. The mother obviously did not have antenatal scans and if she did the ultrasonographer needs retraining.
ReplyDeleteThis is anencephaly, a well described congenital malformation with absence of large parts of the skull and brain. The mother obviously did not have antenatal scans and if she did the ultrasonographer needs retraining.
ReplyDeleteWtf!
ReplyDeleteMmmmm scary#
ReplyDeleteThis is not strange.
ReplyDeleteIt is a congenital malformation called anencephaly that would have been picked up on ultrasound scan at 12weeks of pregnancy and the parents warned about it or offered a termination of pregnancy very early on as it is not compatible with life after birth. We have no antenatal screening care in my country! God help us.
This is anencephaly. The baby is born without a brain. The odds for survival is extremely low
ReplyDeleteThis is anencephaly. The baby is born with a brain. The odds for survival is very low
ReplyDeleteWat is dis????????
ReplyDeleteThis is anencephaly. The baby is born without a brain. The odds for survival is very low
ReplyDeleteNot strange,its called anencephaly
ReplyDeleteForgotten the name of this medical condition, the baby is born without a skull and sadly dies not survive.
ReplyDeleteStrange indeed.
ReplyDeleteNothing strange...it's called anencephaly
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ, wonder shall never end OO. Imagine dis thing has allowed a woman to have suffered for nine months. May God give the family d heart to bear dis.
ReplyDeleteIt's a birth defect known as neural tube defect. Prenatal vitamins taken before and during conception can often prevent this.
ReplyDeleteThe mother must have done something during pregnancy. Maybe she was careless or didn't go for her normal checkups.
ReplyDeleteWoow. This is an incomplete formation. Especially the head stopped growing just few months before conception. This child cannot survive shaa. Make the parents try again this time on a bed, missionary.... recommended.lol
ReplyDeleteIt is called anencephaly...not too uncommon, it happens when the brain fails to develop appropriately...clearly not headline news Linda !
ReplyDeleteIt is called anencephaly...not too uncommon, it happens when the brain fails to develop appropriately...clearly not headline news Linda !
ReplyDelete*closeseyes*
ReplyDeleteendtime.let he wo tink he stands take heed lets he falls..1corinth 10.12
ReplyDeletejeeezzzzzzzz I no fit talk
ReplyDeleteGod!what d hell iz dis...baby or oracle is so damn irritating#iamswish#
ReplyDeleteIt is called Anencaphaly
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a baby.....
ReplyDeleteThe baby has anancephaly. This is a condition where the brain does not develop.
ReplyDeleteIt's called Anencaphaly
ReplyDeleteThis is a baby that was from anencephaly (no head) pregnancy, whoever took this photo has broken the ethics of their profession. So so wrong. The parents can sue that hospital if this is seen.
ReplyDeleteIt's called anencephaly... A medical condition. Mother may have been on alcohol while pregnant with the baby... DrChew
ReplyDeleteNa wa oooooo...what is this...this life ehn......Ay BOSS
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ..wat is dis..d devil is indeed a blood sucker
ReplyDeleteIt's a medical congenital anomaly known as anencephaly,meaning,a baby born without the skull and d brain does not grow too....there r many causes and it cld be detected during pregnancy....u can Google for more
ReplyDeleteJesus christ!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing strange about this baby. Its just a case of multiple congenital anomalies including anencephaly(absent brain and cranial tissues). By the colour of the newborns skin(upper limbs and face cyanotic)and the absent brain, i
ReplyDeletets most probably still born.
Is as a result of some defects when d baby was developing in d mums womb due to lack of antinental ( meemee ).
ReplyDeleteIt is called anecephaly. A medical condition where the brain fails to develop. It can be prevented by taking folic acid even before conception. Thanks
ReplyDeleteLinda its anencephaly . Thats y pregnant women are given folic acid during antenatal.
ReplyDeleteThat's not strange. The baby has anencephaly n it happens when folic acid isn't taken.
ReplyDeleteHmm
ReplyDeleteGod what's this, D baby needs injection to be sent back to where he/she came from,@ mercy
ReplyDeleteis that a leprechaun?
ReplyDeleteAnencephalic monster
ReplyDeleteJesus.wht happen to him,whts all dis,cnt look it it again
ReplyDeleteThis is scary..... WTF?
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy #bright bravo#
ReplyDeleteFor those of you who keep licking postinor 2 like candy, this is what could happen to your babies later on in life.
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly
ReplyDeleteKutumar Bura Uba! Now I believe Lucifer & his hosts are truly living among us & the world will soon come to an end!
ReplyDeleteBonario - Abi na ur pikin be this?
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Kutumar Bura Uba! Now I believe Lucifer & his hosts are truly living among us & the world will soon come to an end!
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this is a medical condition called Anencephaly, it means the brain didnt form.. its due to folic acid deficiency in the mother, that is why aspiring mothers should take prenatal vitamins even before conception. i've seen one other case since i started practising. hope this helped.
ReplyDeletePoor formation in the womb owing to drug complication or existing disease. Its well.
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Jesus!!! Inside a woman's tommy? this world is coming to an end oh
ReplyDeleteLinda, is d baby still alive?
ReplyDeleteOritse oo! Dis is strange
ReplyDeleteLinda, this is a medical condition where the fetus is not fully formed, after due term. It is possible that said "strange" baby was born prematurely. You can see that the cranium (upper skull) is not present and the brain is not fully formed. That baby will have 2 weeks tops to live.
ReplyDeleteWhat??!!
ReplyDeleteHope this thing is nt alive!
ReplyDeleteJesus cnt even look @ d pic again wht happen to d bby ooo
ReplyDeleteThe baby is not strange, just has a disorder known as Anencephaly. poor baby may not survive cause there is no treatment or cure for anencephaly and the prognosis is death. its possible the mother of the child wasn't taking folic acid during pregnancy or was taking a medication for epilepsy. these are the main causes. painful after 9 months and labor pain one has to go through that. May God comfort them!
ReplyDeleteThis is yuckily yucky..permit me to use those English Words
ReplyDeleteIn the medical world, this is called ANENCEPHALY. A condition incompatible with life outside the uterus. Nothing really strange about it. This shld be about the 6th I have seen.
ReplyDeleteLinda, This is a congenital malformation called anencephaly. we see it rarely, I've only seen about 3 cases since i started practice in 2009. we just pray it doesn't happen, but it still happens once in a blue moon. The brain is completely gone. The baby may survive for some few days before it goes back to God. They can only help d child by baptizing him/her and giving d much needed care until that time comes to go. Let's learn to thank God no matter what.
ReplyDeleteBeing parents is not all about getting pregnant. Any animal can get pregnant and give birth. But parents should spend time and research about pregnancy. Take lots of calcium, iron and phosphorus rich food when you are pregnant. It helps development. It seems the skull is not fully developed which is a clear deficiency in calcium and phosphorus rich food. I might be wrong though because I'm a man and never been pregnant but my simple integrated science and biology knowledge prompted my opinion. We still need to make primary education to jss 3 free and mandatory.
ReplyDeleteIt's a condition called anencephaly. Meaning d brain doesn't develop and d brain's devpt is necessary for d development of d skull and other organs in d head.
ReplyDeleteIts just a congenitally deformed baby wif Anencephaly. Poor mum.
ReplyDeleteAnencephaly.
ReplyDeleteits a lack of casium. The mother was lack of enough casium while she carries the baby.
ReplyDeleteAlien!
ReplyDeleteThis might be the work of drugs.... just guessing
ReplyDeleteJesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is called anencephaly in medical terms. But it is wrong to post a picture of this Baby.... Gosh!!! What is the intent? Certain boundaries should not be crossed please.
ReplyDeleteThe baby looks like it was born with a lack of/ undeveloped brain hence the very small head. Usually in developed countries, this would have been noticed on an ultrasound. Unfortunately these things happen.
ReplyDeleteChai, God 4bid
ReplyDeleteGod av mercy o...#Nifemi#
ReplyDeleteGod forbid.I feel sorry for the parent
ReplyDeleteblood of Jesus. dat is y it's alwas good 2 dedicate ur child to God b4 they are born, am sure such a creature won't have come out. or better still ask d mother of d baby where she has been prior 2 d child delivery or b4 pregnancy. may God help us all.
ReplyDeletelad.....
This is a congenital birth defect known as Anencephaly, detectable at the early stages of pregnancy. I hope the mother won't be the victim of some baseless traditions. People who a re blessed with healthy children should cease to be ungrateful to God in their bid to have a specific gender.
ReplyDeletewtfffffff...they should kill it o...no let that thing grow ooo...
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!
ReplyDeleteSubhanallah, Oh lord av mercy.
ReplyDeleteHoly Mary mother of God
ReplyDeleteChaii, God pls 4gv us pls dnt wanna blv dis's real strange things are rili happening
ReplyDeleteWooooo what is this
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