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Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7% since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the constitutional right to abortion, according to an October 2024 study. Join 6 ...

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, ...

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 ...