NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

January 19, 2007 — Birth defects are leading causes of pediatric hospitalizations and medical expenditures, and account for about 20% of total infant deaths, according to findings from a study ...

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 ...

With early diagnosis, expert surgical care, and intensive support, many of the babies with critical congenital heart disease ...

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even live ...

COWETA, Okla. — The Union of Coweta Firefighters is holding a benefit luncheon for two firefighter's newborns. Coweta Fire Captain Benjamin Neff said the event will raise money for heart surgery for ...

Ethyl effect Babies who are exposed before birth to ethyl benzene, a toxic component in crude oil, may have a higher risk of developing congenital heart disease, say US researchers. Another chemical ...

Routine newborn screening (NBS) has transformed early disease detection. However, traditional biochemical tests limit the ...