DENVER -- A decline in maternal smoking in the U.S. corresponded with a decline in infants born with gastroschisis, ...

The NHS has been urged to apologise for publishing guidance extolling the benefits of first-cousin marriage despite the ...

The first time a stranger pointed out how “floppy” Izzy was, I tried to brush it off while acknowledging it was true. We now ...

A new study reveals that two-thirds of women of childbearing age have modifiable risk factors for birth defects, including ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the number one birth defect and affects about 40,000 babies in the United States each year or one child every 15 minutes.On Saturday, Oct.

Join Baby Brody’s story as he prepares for surgery to transform his life. See his progress and support his journey.

The family of a Co Kilkenny girl with spina bifida will be featured on the latest episode of RTÉ’s DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland. Nine-year-old Aoibhínn O’Hanlon lives in Mooncoin with her mother ...

In recent weeks, federal health authorities — and the president himself — have created confusion and fear among pregnant patients and the general public by raising unsubstantiated concerns about the ...

The Children’s Heart Foundation is hosting 33 walks nationwide this year to unite families affected by congenital heart defects and raise funds for research.

If one were to watch Henry Anderson at play, you would never know he’s a miracle child. On this day, he’s playing with ...

A primary school teacher made history in Homa Bay county following the birth of conjoined twins. Anne Adhiambo welcomed the newborns on Saturday, September 20.

Women who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb ...