Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl misuse as a new possible cause. Recently, at least 30 infants across the US have been born with “fetal fentanyl ...

(Eric Gay, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Birth defects affect millions of families worldwide each year, shaping lives long before a child ...

Since people will always have to eat, food remains a veritable tool for preventing diseases and reducing the need for ...

Summary of Findings: Reducing Mortality and Morbidity from Birth Defects In developing countries, more than 4 million children are born each year with birth defects. As infant mortality and morbidity ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) recently caused a 2-month-old girl in Pennsylvania to suffer severe hearing loss after it was passed to her in the womb. While the virus can exist in a person for life without ...

"But currently, pregnant people in the U.S. are being relegated into such a placebo group—denied simple, low-cost procedures that could save their children from birth defects." Without systematic ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

Pregnant women who take the anti-malarial drug Malarone (known generically as atovaquone-proguanil) during their first trimester might not be increasing their baby's risk of birth defects. Caused by a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges ...

The Kerala High Court in southern India has imposed a ban on the highly hazardous pesticide endosulfan, already banned in many countries, after growing concern at the risk of farmers and villagers ...

Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a ...