Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges that you probably didn’t prepare for when you were trying for pregnancy. Of course, you love your ...

Every January, National Birth Defects Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the significance of early detection and ...

WESTOVER, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Practitioners who treat mothers and babies before and after birth are uniting to spread the word about birth defects. The Mothers and Babies Perinatal Network held a news ...

The most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals cases of gastroschisis, a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall, have more than doubled over the past 18 years in the U.S. Babies ...

According to the CDC, a baby is born with a major birth defect every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. North Dakota Health and Human ...

Birth defects affect millions of babies each year, but many can be prevented or detected early. Experts explain why antenatal ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - January is the month to raise awareness about birth defects, how to prevent them, and how to support those affected. A birth defect is a health condition a baby develops before birth ...

The rare birth defect is associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. — -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly. The rare birth defect ...

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...

NHS guidance that marrying your first cousin could have “benefits” despite a greater risk of birth defects has caused outrage ...

The NHS has defended cousin marriage because most do not lead to birth defects, it has emerged. Midwives have been told about ...