You may have heard many medical mysteries, but nothing like the case where a teen girl without a vaginal opening became pregnant. How did that happen? To know, continue to read.

As former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), we have spent our careers protecting ...

An expecting mother has several things to worry about, including birth defects. Questions like, ‘What if my baby has a heart defect?’ or ‘What if they are born with a cleft lip or palate?’ ...

Birth defects can lead to functional abnormalities or deformities in the appearance of a baby. Birth defects are caused by many complications. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr Sonia Golani ...

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

The birth defects were more likely, but still very uncommon, in infants conceived through certain fertility treatments, a large study found. By Teddy Rosenbluth Major heart defects are more common ...

It is not usually associated with birth defects. However, some research indicates it may increase the risk of certain complications. A birth defect, or congenital anomaly, is a structural or ...

Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl misuse as a new possible cause. Recently, at least 30 infants across the US have been born with “fetal ...

MEET the woman making reborn dolls with birth defects who refuses to listen to trolls branding them ''monsters.'' Chelsea Pierce, 40, designs dolls with unique “congenital identifiers" and birth ...

A study led by an investigator at Baylor College of Medicine examined whether birth defect prevalence changed in four west Texas counties in the period after DPR was introduced. The findings are ...

and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness Month. As we begin 2024, we can take steps to reduce the incidence of birth defects in our families and communities ...

Birth defects affect 3% of pregnancies in the United States. Screening and diagnostic tests during pregnancy can identify many birth defects. Parents can take critical steps to help prevent ...