AURORA, Colo. -- For a two-and-a-half-month-old baby, Huntleigh has gone through a lot. She was born with her organs outside her body due to a rare birth defect called Omphalocele. "Omphalocele is a ...

TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect. Catherine Mornhineway and Andrew Ford said they got the devastating ...

Nikki Warren-McClain and her husband, Ed McClain, of South Lake Tahoe wake up every morning not knowing whether their newborn son will even make it to the end of the day. The couples’ son, Kai, was ...

AURORA, Colo. — Giving birth can certainly come with obstacles, some that are so rare, only certain hospitals are trained to help. That's what happened with newborn baby Adelaide May. However, the ...

Are there ways to prevent microcephaly, and what does the future look like for a baby with this condition?

The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

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

Congenital heart defects can be life-threatening which is why some newborns require heart surgeries within a days of birth Let us know more from a doctor ...

Birth defects are critical conditions, meaning they can be very serious, even life-threatening. Each year, around 6 per cent of babies across the world are born with birth defects—conditions that are ...

The researchers found that about 66.4% of women of reproductive age had at least 1 known modifiable risk factor. HealthDay News — About two-thirds of reproductive-aged women in the United States have ...

NHS guidance that marrying your first cousin could have “benefits” despite a greater risk of birth defects has caused outrage ...