She looked like a perfect baby, but she had a hip problem. And that’s more common than you think.

Débora M. H.
5 min readFeb 17, 2020

She was a beautiful, smiling baby. The most smiling that I know. Tiny, with brown, spiky hair, she achieved all development milestones for her age. And yet, something was wrong.

Photo: personal collection.

As parents, we tend to be blind when it comes to our children. If you have kids, you probably know that. Or, perhaps…

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Débora M. H.

A Brazilian living in Lisbon. Marina’s mom, marketing & data analysis, writing for love.