January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Nurse Al Romeo from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services is here to give us a few tips to help prevent birth defects. Are birth ...

One in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. While some birth defects can be prevented, others may come as a surprise. Dr. Sarah Obican is Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and co-director of ...

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

BEIJING -- After years of dedicated research, a team of Chinese scientists has unveiled critical mechanisms governing early human embryonic development, offering novel theories and potential ...

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 ...

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

The WIC and Case Management staff of the Henry and Stark County Health Departments in conjunction with the March of Dimes and the National Birth Defects Prevention Network announce that January has ...

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Women who eat a better diet leading up to pregnancy are less likely to have babies with birth defects, including brain and spine problems as well as cleft lip and cleft palate, ...

A team of international researchers has demonstrated, for the first time in a field study, that using folic acid-fortified iodized table salt can prevent multiple severe birth defects. A team of ...

According to WHO, 6 per cent of babies are born with birth defects worldwide. Birth defects are structural or functional defects that occur when babies are developing in the mother's womb. Some of ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., Dec 6 (Reuters) - Water pollution at the Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina has been linked to increased risk of birth defects and childhood cancers, according to the U.S ...