The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

Nikki Warren-McClain and her husband, Ed McClain, of South Lake Tahoe wake up every morning not knowing whether their newborn son will even make it to the end of the day. The couples’ son, Kai, was ...

Congenital heart defects can be life-threatening which is why some newborns require heart surgeries within a days of birth Let us know more from a doctor ...

TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect. Catherine Mornhineway and Andrew Ford said they got the devastating ...

NHS guidance that marrying your first cousin could have “benefits” despite a greater risk of birth defects has caused outrage. The latest advice for midwives suggests concerns about the risks of ...

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

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A baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly remained hospitalized in northern New Jersey on Wednesday with the first such birth defect case in the Northeast and the third in the nation, officials at ...

The researchers found that about 66.4% of women of reproductive age had at least 1 known modifiable risk factor. HealthDay News — About two-thirds of reproductive-aged women in the United States have ...

Birth defects are critical conditions, meaning they can be very serious, even life-threatening. Each year, around 6 per cent of babies across the world are born with birth defects—conditions that are ...

TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) -- A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect. ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catherine Mornhineway said during a 14-week ultrasound, a doctor diagnosed her unborn baby with anencephaly, a fatal birth defect.