ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month. Greater awareness can help improve the lives of ...

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

Birth defects can lead to functional abnormalities or deformities in the appearance of a baby. Birth defects are caused by many complications. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr Sonia Golani, ...

According to the CDC, a baby is born with a major birth defect every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. North Dakota Health and Human ...

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 ...

August 24, 2010 — Exposure to acyclovir or valacyclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for major birth defects, according to the results of a large, ...

Two of three women of childbearing age in the United States are at heightened risk for birth defects due to at least one environmental or lifestyle factor — but these factors are modifiable, new ...

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

The move, which addresses a long-standing gap in food regulation without altering how tortillas look or taste, took effect on ...

Among vaccinated people, no differences were seen in the prevalence of birth defects by brand. (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination in early pregnancy (≤20 weeks of gestation) is not associated ...

The NHS has defended cousin marriage because most do not lead to birth defects, it has emerged. Midwives have been told about ...