There is an: Increased chance for the next baby if there is a genetic link, I am afraid....Please read this. Good luck! http://www.Chop.Edu/service/fetal-diagnosis-and-treatment/fetal-diagnoses/hydrocephalus.Html.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Hydrocephalus: Fetal hydrocephalus is about one per thousand births, if you have had a child with hydrocephalus you are at increased risk but having said that it is still a low risk unless a genetic pattern was detected.
Answered 4/11/2013
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Fairly low: Apart from x-linked hydrocephalus (recurrence risk 50% of males) congenital hydrocephalus is mostly multifactorial. Couples with a previously affected child have a recurrence risk of 4%. Hydrocephalus is most commonly associated with neural tube defects. Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy has been shown to significantly reduce the risk. Good luck.
Answered 6/25/2014
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