For most parents such a baby will come as a surprise and they are suddenly faced with a wholly new unexpected problem.
Parents sometimes recognise that something is physically wrong at the time of birth.
Whichever way the diagnosis is made and however sensitively or not it is handled by the medical staff, it is a traumatic event which arouses strong emotions in the parents, their relatives and friends, as well as in those who impart the news. After you are told about your child's dwarfism, you may go through a period of shock. It may be difficult to comprehend what is happening and will probably experience a mixture of reactions, including puzzlement, anger, guilt, helplessness and even rejection of the child. You may even deny to yourself that your baby is a dwarf. Later you may experience tremendous anger because you feel so helpless.