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When your baby is born with medical challenges

My baby was born with a cleft palate and I keep wondering what I did wrong during pregnancy even though doctors say it is not my fault.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The human need to find causation and control in the face of medical complexity often leads to self-blame and existential questioning.

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