A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with ...

A Tampa couple is grieving the loss of their daughter who was born with a rare but fatal birth defect.Catherine Mornhineway<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

New California law adding folic acid to corn masa will help reduce birth defects in the Latino and Hispanic community.

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 ...

January marks National Birth Defects Prevention Month, and local organizations are working together to raise awareness about ...

According to the CDC, every 4.5 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect. While it can often be scary for a new parent to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - January is the month to raise awareness about birth defects, how to prevent them, and how to support those affected. A birth defect is a health condition a baby develops before birth ...

A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds some antidepressants may come with a risk of birth defects. The study found no links between antidepressant and birth defects ...

The most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals cases of gastroschisis, a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall, have more than doubled over the past 18 years in the U.S. Babies ...

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 ...

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 ...

The rare birth defect is associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. &#151; -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly. The rare birth defect ...