A large Ben-Gurion University of the Negev study challenges concerns over common painkillers in pregnancy, finding no link to ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- As January comes to a close, doctors say it's important to recognize National Birth Defects Awareness Month. The March of Dimes says birth defects are the leading cause of infant ...

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. Limited time: ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman's use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child's risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some ...

Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says. These risk factors -- low levels of vitamin B9 ...

First-trimester mRNA COVID-19 vaccine exposure is not associated with an increased risk for selected major structural birth defects, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vaccination did not increase the risk for major structural birth defects. Neither brand of mRNA vaccine was ...

Study of 13,500 babies born in Bradford concludes cultural practice in Pakistani community outweighs effects of deprivation ...

One of the first studies of its kind finds that inadvertent exposure during early pregnancy to glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) is not associated with major birth defects or ...