Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This story is shared by the family of a child who has MCADD. Newborn Screening saved Piper’s life. It was my second pregnancy and, like my first, it was typical. Her birth was typical. Our hospital stay was typical. Like all other newborns in the state of Arizona, the nurse […]

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This story is shared by a family who lost a child MCADD. On February 19, 1998, Ben entered our life. He was a beautiful, full term baby boy and our third child. Ben received the minimum state-mandated newborn screenings after he was born and was thought to be healthy. During […]

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This is a personal story shared by a family who child has MCADD. Our daughter, Rebecca, came into this world on the morning of December 4th, 2005. It was a normal pregnancy and we had no complications from the delivery. She was a beautiful baby weighing in at 6 lbs […]

Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD) This story is shared by a family whose child has MCADD. Alex’s Happy Story When I tell people in the metabolic disorder community Alex’s happy story, I get a reaction synonymous to that of, “I just had a baby a week ago. I have 5 nannies and a personal trainer. […]