Birth defects affect 160,000 babies each year in the United States. While not all of birth defects are preventable, there are things you can do to decrease the chances your baby will have a neural ...

Every pregnancy has about a 3-5% chance having a baby with a major birth defect, that’s about 1 in 33 pregnancies. Those birth defects include things like heart defects, spina bifida, and ...

A baby is born with a born with a birth defect every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. It's a stat driven home during January, Birth Defects Awareness Month.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a baby is born with a birth defect in the U.S. every 4.5 minutes.

According to the March of Dimes, one out of every 33 babies born each year in the United States has a birth defect. While many birth defects can't be prevented, it’s important to know that some can.

In the meantime, follow your physician’s recommendations to avoid preventable birth defects. By following a few simple steps, you can give your baby the best chance for a healthy tomorrow.

Take 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid every day. Folic acid is important because it helps prevent some of the major birth defects of a baby’s brain and spine.

We have known for decades that folic acid can prevent most common neural tube defects, but most countries don’t fortify staple foods with the nutrient.

July 18 -- (HealthDay News) -- While the cause of many birth defects remains a mystery, doctors do understand what causes many others -- and how to prevent them. The Minnesota Department of Health ...

A birth defect can affect any part of the body. Clefts, or orofacial clefts, occur in 1 in about 700 to 1,000 births; 1 in 100 to 200 defects affect the heart; 1 in 1,000 affects the spine and or ...