Population study shows lower rate of certain congenital defects in babies of better-fed moms before pregnancy A relatively healthy diet before pregnancy is linked to a lower rate of certain heart ...

Prenatal screening not only helps detect birth defects and chromosomal abnormalities early, but also helps doctors make ...

In a recent study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, researchers from California used multimodal single-cell analysis in mice to investigate the mechanisms by which maternal diabetes ...

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points ...

Major heart defects, though still very rare, are more common in infants conceived through certain assistive fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, according to a study published ...

Doctor holding pregnant woman hand with catheter, birth defects prevention What are some notable risk factors for birth defects that health care professionals should discuss with prospective parents ...