Raising a child with microcephaly can be difficult. These parents share their family's experience. (via www.statnews.com) | Upworthy

"There is one student we rescued in Baringo, tied in the forest to die there." The medical condition microcephaly, is seen as a bad omen in some parts of Kenya and many with the condition are abandoned. This school in Kilifi is doing everything it can to rescue those children. | BBC News Africa

Congenital microcephaly is a condition where a baby is born with a head size significantly smaller than expected for age and sex . It often reflects abnormal brain development during pregnancy or poor brain growth after birth. Causes • Genetic disorders (chromosomal abnormalities, inherited syndromes) • Infections in pregnancy (TORCH infections – Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes, also Zika virus) • Maternal factors (malnutrition, alcohol, drugs, uncontrolled diabetes) • Perinatal