Zoe Norton-Rodriguez// 9th //Serious birth defect on the rise, CDC researchers say

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/22/health/birth-defect-gastroschisis-increase/index.html

An birth defect called "gastroschisis" -- a condition in which the baby's intestines poke out of their body, is on the rise. This condition has doubled and for non-hispanic black women has gone up by 200%. This has doctors very concerned. 

This relates to US history becuase polio was a serious disease that effectef children and had the country racing for a cure. This disease could have devastating effects unless treated.