Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, ...

Could science help prevent birth defects? This National Birth Defects Awareness Month, here's the breakthrough every couple needs to know!

Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the ...

Both studies noted larger increases in deaths among infants born with birth defects. This suggests women are delivering more babies with severe congenital malformations who have no hope of ...

A Birth Defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother's body. Most birth defects happen within the first three months of pregnancy. Do you know how many canines or ...

By: Cynthia Herrington, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon, Children’s Heart Institute, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, ...

Three-year-old Hailey Wetmore was born with a rare birth defect. It’s called cloacal exstrophy and it impacts her excretory functions. “At first, we were told that Hailey may not live,” her mother ...

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 ...

This National Birth Defects Awareness Month ... examining a few cells from an embryo to confirm the correct number of chromosomes. This allows fertility professionals to pick embryos with normal ...