A new study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a potential shift in our basic knowledge of the origins of birth defects, which affect about 3 percent of babies born in the United ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 ...

ST. PAUL - Healthy life choices can help prevent birth defects, the Minnesota Health Department says. The department, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network and the Minnesota March of Dimes are ...

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have identified genetic mechanisms involved in heart defects that develop in some fetuses born to diabetic women. They discovered these mechanisms at work in a ...

A recent study has uncovered new information about orofacial development in mice that researchers believe could one day help reduce the risk of certain birth defects in humans. Cleft lip and palate ...

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

The New Year is a time to evaluate and to take steps to improve our lives. Obviously, birth is the ultimate new beginning, and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness ...

Dealing with diabetes while you’re pregnant is a high-risk situation. Women who have diabetes are more likely to give birth to babies with birth defects and it is also a health risk for a mum. The two ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. January was national Birth Defects Prevention Month sponsored by the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. According to the ...

For the first time, scientists believe they've discovered a cause of multiple types of birth defects triggered by environmental stresses. The breakthrough made by scientists at the Victor Chang ...