Amniotic Band Syndrome - ABS
Stories of Babies/Children born with ABS:

These stories have been written by parents.

  Name of Story-  Story Description 
Tyler's ABS Story  Tyler's ABS Story  was born with syndactyly. His mother shares her feelings at his birth.
  Toby Daniel's ABS Story  born without his left hand
Thomas' Success Story  Thomas' Success Story  In-utero fetal amniotic band release surgery saved Thomas's foot from ABS amputation. Thanks to modern medical procedures Thomas's story is a success story
Stevie's ABS Story  Stevie's ABS Story  Born missing his left arm below the elbow
Stefan's Story  Stefan's Story  Stefan's hand was affected by ABS
  Shelbie's ABS Story  born with amniotic band syndrome affecting her hands and bilateral clubfeet
Riley's ABS Story  Riley's ABS Story  This story shows great photos of Riley's hands and describes her birth.
Rhianna's ABS Story  Rhianna's ABS Story  Rhianna was born with both hands affected by ABS.
  Rebekah's ABS Story  born with her left hand and forearm missing
  Preston's ABS Story  born on April 21, 2002 with both hands affected by ABS. On his right hand he only has a thumb and on his left hand he has all fingers, but his thumb is half the length of a normal thumb and his pinky, ring, and middle finger were webbed.
Patrick's ABS Story  Patrick's ABS Story  Patrick was born without his right hand. It appears that he has his wrist and is bending it and using it more and more each day. It also appears that he has a faint little nub of what would have been fingers. We were told those are called residual fingers.
Nickolas's ABS Story  Nickolas's ABS Story  Nickolas was born May 31, 2002 with abs affecting his right hand.
  Nathanael's ABS Story  Nathanael was born in Hong Kong and he was adopted at 3 yrs and 10 months of age. He was born missing his right big toe and partial remaining toes; a right clubfoot; his intestines were on the outside of his body and syndactly of his hands on both sides except his left thumb. (Nathanael is Kerrie's brother)
  Nathan's ABS Story  born on March 1, 2000 missing all of his left hand just below the wrist due to Amniotic Band Syndrome.
Natalie's ABS Story  Natalie's ABS Story  Natalie's hands and feet were affected by amniotic band syndrome. Her left hand had four fused fingers including her thumb only her pinky is free and on her right hand her thumb and pinky were free and the three other were fused together. When she was 1 month old her ring finger detached on its own. Both of her feet only have 2 toes and the rest are fused together. She was also born with club feet.
Miranda's ABS Story  Miranda's ABS Story  born with cleft lip/palate, clubfeet, and her fingers and toes all affected by ABS.
Mikhalas' ABS Story  Mikhalas' ABS Story  Mikhala was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome affecting her hands and feet. Her left hand was like a little mitten, and on her right hand her ring and pinky fingers were fused and she has a short thumb about half the size it should be. Her right leg had a deep band mark just under the knee and another at the ankle. This caused severe lymphedema in the lower leg and foot, along with the clubfoot.
Michael's ABS Story  Michael's ABS Story  born with syndactly of his fingers on his right hand and on his left foot he had no toes. There was a large band wrapped around Michael's left ankle and a large skin tag hanging from the band. The band reduced circulation causing his left leg to be ¾ shorter then his right leg. At age 8, Michael underwent leg lengthening surgery.
  Miah's ABS Story  born in 2003 with ABS affectin both of her hands, she also has two toes missing and bilateral clubfeet. She's had 4 operations on her feet and 2 on her hands.
Mathias's Story  Mathias's Story  Mathias was born on the 18th of March, 2006 missing his left palm. He only had 4 small digits.
Madison's Story  Madison's Story  Madison was born five nubbins instead of fingers.
Madison's Story  Madison's Story  The 5 month sonogram showed that Madison was healthy except that her right arm ended just below the elbow. She had no hand at all.
  Maddax's ABS Story  born without a right hand. Her mom shares her feelings about the ultrasound results.
  Madalynn's ABS Story  She has banding on both hands her right hand is missing four fingers and she has a small thumb. On her left hand her ring and middle fingers are webbed and cut at the first knuckle.
Luken's ABS Story  Luken's ABS Story  Luken was born missing the lower part of his left arm. It stops just below the elbow, he has little nubbins where his fingers may have started to grow before he was born.
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