Susan Jennings and her husband Lee dreamed of having two children, but knew they couldn’t conceive. A few years after moving to New Jersey in 1992, the couple contacted an adoption agency and got on a waiting list for a baby.

They were still waiting nine months later when a friend called Susan with news: "There’s a baby down in New Orleans with Turner syndrome."

Women with Turner Syndrome often adopt because of the fertility issues associated with the condition. But in adopting a girl who also has the condition, the Jenningses made a rare choice, said Cindy Dunnam, executive director of the Houston-based Turner Syndrome Society of the U.S. "It’s really unusual," Dunnam said, noting she is aware of fewer than five such adoptions.

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