To enhance the chances of a healthy baby, expectant parents should take constructive steps right from the start. Dr. Prakash ...

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Birth defects — also known as congenital anomalies — are structural or functional conditions present at birth that can affect ...

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 ...

Maternal thyroid function or the most prevalent subtypes of thyroid autoantibodies during early pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk for birth defects in children, a Danish study shows.

For all the women thinking of getting pregnant or expecting, it is extremely important to know and understand the risk of birth defects. While they cannot always be prevented, experts say there are a ...

Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them. Previous research had suggested that some heart defects could be ...

THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT AGAIN JUST BE CAREFUL ON SOME OF THOSE DAMP ROADS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH MARKS BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS MONTH WITH 1 IN 33 BABIES AFFECTED BY BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE ...

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...

Bill Sullivan receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that ...