ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month. Greater awareness can help improve the lives of ...

Children with mothers who had vs. did not have an eating disorder before pregnancy had greater odds for preschool wheezing and school-age asthma, according to results published in Thorax.“For ...

According to the CDC, every 4.5 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect. While it can often be scary for a new parent to hear about one of these conditions, advances in medicine continue to ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A large Chinese cohort study identifies early pregnancy as a sensitive window during which ...

According to the CDC, a baby is born with a major birth defect every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. North Dakota Health and Human ...

Valproic acid, also known as Depakote, may boost the chance of certain defects. June 10, 2010— -- Using the antiseizure medication valproic acid (Depakote) in the first trimester of pregnancy ...

The most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals cases of gastroschisis, a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall, have more than doubled over the past 18 years in the U.S. Babies ...

Birth defects affect millions of babies each year, but many can be prevented or detected early. Experts explain why antenatal ...

The rare birth defect is associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. — -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly. The rare birth defect ...

The NHS has defended cousin marriage because most do not lead to birth defects, it has emerged. Midwives have been told about ...

A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect.Catherine Mornhineway<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Cody Bellinger's unusual career has taken its latest turn. In his Davos speech, President Trump said he is "very protective" ...