Yes. That is Trisomy 18 - also known as Edward's Disease.
When I was told my baby was high risk for it, they quite nicely said, "It's not viable for life." It's a horrible thing. I had an amnio and my baby doesn't have it - but the threat of it, let alone having a baby with it, is just so painful.
Hopefully your friend can move on in the memory of her little baby, with your assistance and support. It's nothing she has done, it's just chromosomes not "playing the game" and doing what they're supposed to - getting an extra chromosome number 18.
I hope your friend tries again for another baby.
I feel your grief and hope you also feel OK eventually too. Little babies will never be forgotten.
On You-Tube there's a little video called 99 Days for a baby who was born with Edward's Disease. It's a dad's tribute to his little boy who lived for 99 Days and they documented every day of his life. It's just so beautiful, but probably not a good thing to watch when you're already sad though.
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