This weekend marks the start of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, a time to highlight a condition that affects about one in 100 babies during pregnancy and can change families’ lives forever.

Today, Brooks Klingsporn is a happy 1-and-a-half-year-old baby. However, he's already had more heart surgeries than most people get in a lifetime — including one before he was even born. Last year, ...

Every 15 minutes a baby is born with a heart defect somewhere in the United States and millions of people are living with a ...

When baby Estelle underwent open-heart surgery at 11 weeks old, her doctors determined she will need a life-saving heart ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month. Heart disease is the number one killer among women because it can lead to a heart ...

Heart disease can pose a threat to women's heart health during pregnancy and later in life, making it important that women ...

For many parents, the first few days after a baby is born are filled with excitement and a sense of relief. But for some families, those early moments can quickly turn into fear and confusion when ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

Newborns with congenital heart defects may have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer compared to children born without a heart abnormality. Congenital heart defects in newborns may also signal ...

Influencer Estee Williams' daughter, Estelle, was born with a ventricular septal heart defect in September 2025 ...

COWETA, Okla. — The Union of Coweta Firefighters is holding a benefit luncheon for two firefighter's newborns. Coweta Fire Captain Benjamin Neff said the event will raise money for heart surgery for ...

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even live ...