HACKENSACK, NJ — has given birth to a baby with microcephaly after contracting Zika somewhere outside the country.
ABC reports the woman gave birth to the baby at the Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital in Hackensack, New Jersey today, according to Hackensack University Medical Center.
The mother is receiving "exceptional" care, according to the hospital. Microcephaly is a condition where a baby is born with an abnormally small head and brain.
The 31-year-old woman is from Honduras, according to a source briefed on the case. The mother learned of the baby's diagnosis recently, while she was still pregnant, according to the source.
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