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

Visakhapatnam: Marking National Birth Defects Prevention Month, experts underline the need to raise awareness about congenital conditions that affect millions of families worldwide.With the ...

Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges that you probably didn’t prepare for when you were trying for pregnancy. Of course, you love your ...

According to WHO, 6 per cent of babies are born with birth defects worldwide. Birth defects are structural or functional defects that occur when babies are developing in the mother's womb. Some of ...

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 — ...

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