On World Birth Defects Day, India's congenital anomalies burden is spotlighted with roughly 472,000 affected births annually, ...

Many women who take prescription drugs that can cause birth defects aren t that vigilant about using birth control, according to a new study. After analyzing a large database of prescription drug ...

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...

Know how essential nutrients during pregnancy support fetal brain development, prevent birth defects, and strengthen immunity ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 ...

What is TORCH syndrome in pregnancy? It refers to infections that can pass to the baby and affect fetal development.

For all the women thinking of getting pregnant or expecting, it is extremely important to know and understand the risk of birth defects. While they cannot always be prevented, experts say there are a ...

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 ...

A new study published in the journal of Communications Medicine showed that infants born to mothers with renal disease are ...

To enhance the chances of a healthy baby, expectant parents should take constructive steps right from the start. Dr. Prakash ...