Each year, 41,000 babies in Vietnam are born with defects. IVF and gene screening are offering families hope for healthy ...

MotherToBaby, a service of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), today announced the launch of two brand new resource hubs—a dedicated webinar repository and a collection of ...

The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

Mom-and-pop shops will be exempt from this change, but big manufacturers in California will need to start adding folic acid ...

In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with greater likelihood of appropriate delivery at a community hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Network ...

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...

It is the wish of every married couple to give birth to healthy babies. However, the joy of Atia Salifu and his wife was cut short when ...

1. The CDC also reported three other cases in which women had miscarriages or terminated pregnancies with infants who had birth defects, which Zika caused. 2. Last month, the CDC reported the first ...

Summer Roger's and Janelle Cavanagh's babies were both born with heart defects. — -- A team of Easter “fairies” will be out in force in Arizona on Easter eve to “egg” houses for a good cause. The ...

When Mia Skaats was only 10 days old, she began breathing rapidly, and her mom, Nicole Skaats, immediately knew something was wrong. Doctors eventually determined the newborn had cardiomyopathy, a ...

Newborns' blue eyes are fascinating. Many parents marvel at this light, almost translucent shade, while wondering if it's permanent. But is this color as common as we think? Between biological reality ...