VACTERL association includes a group of seven conditions or birth defects in different parts of the body. It is very rare, affecting only about one in 10,000 to 40,000 newborns. Watch to learn more about VACTERL from Dr. Wood! Learn more about VACTERL association care at Nationwide Children's: https://bit.ly/3KNjuVo. | Nationwide Children's Hospital

"About an hour or two after she was born, we heard the word VACTERL for the first time. It's an acronym for an association of multiple birth defects and you only need three of them to be diagnosed with it - she has all seven." Go behind the scenes as Lily and her family share how the team at Nationwide Children’s worked together to care for her multiple diagnoses. Learn more about the Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction and our team approach to caring for kids like Lily: https://bit.

Each VACTERL Association case is unique. | Olivia Adams

Meet Malakai. He was born with VACTERL association, a group of seven birth defects in different parts of a child’s body. Flown from California to Columbus, his case was among the most severe due to a series of complications during surgical procedures in his home state. "It was so severe that his intestines were so swollen that they literally were trying to burst out of his body. He went into multiple organ failure..." Watch part one of Malakai's incredible journey with Nationwide Children's Cent