A Seattle mother sends care packages to parents facing a common but scary birth defect in which a baby’s skull fuses closed too soon. Seattle Children’s experts explain the condition, ...

Zika is a scary virus because of the terrible birth defects it can cause. Now scientists have a clearer sense of the size of that risk. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Scary News for Future Moms Who Also Take Antidepressants New research links antidepressant use to increased risk of birth defects. By Elizabeth Narins Published: Jul 09, 2015 3:58 PM EDT ...

One child who was diagnosed with multiple heart defects right after she was born is now defying the odds. “It’s just scary, ...

Alcohol-related birth defects (ARBDs) are physical differences in a child's growth due to alcohol exposure during pregnancy. Read about its effects and support.

Scary new viruses emerge abruptly in our modern world, ... The alarm stems from an epidemic of birth defects in Brazil, which may be linked with Zika virus infection of mothers during pregnancy.

Of that group, 122 pregnancies, or about 5 percent, resulted in Zika-associated birth defects, the data showed. Mashable Trend Report Decode what’s viral, what’s next, and what it all means.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rare birth defect affects about one in every 2,500 births. “It was my greatest fear,” Bevans told NeedToKnow.co.uk Monday.

Colorado family welcomes home baby girl diagnosed with rare birth defect 02:14. A family in northern Colorado is sharing their story in hope of encouraging other parents who are going through a ...

An Oklahoma family has a message for children overcoming birth defects – Rock that Scar. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Now, they might get to spread those words on a ...

About 1 in 2,100 children like Justice are born with tracheomalacia (TM), the most common inherited birth defect of the windpipe, ... The alternative is “so scary to think about,” she said.