TGH Birth Defects & Fetal Care Center

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 ...
KREM

Third baby born in U.S. with defect tied to Zika virus

A baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly remained hospitalized in northern New Jersey on Wednesday with the first such birth defect case in the Northeast and the third in the nation, officials at ...

Marrying your FIRST COUSIN could have ‘BENEFITS’ despite greater risk of birth defects, says ‘indefensible’ NHS guidance

NHS guidance that marrying your first cousin could have “benefits” despite a greater risk of birth defects has caused outrage ...
WSVN 7News

Mother gives birth to baby with fatal birth defect to donate organs

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 ...

ND Health and Human Services recognizing National Birth Defects Awareness Month

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 ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Many Women Have Preexisting Modifiable Risk Factors for Birth Defects

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 ...
NBC Chicago

Texas baby with rare defect to undergo life-changing facial reconstruction surgery

A Texas family is just days away from the first of several life-changing medical procedures for their baby. 11-month-old Brody Shain was born with a severe bilateral cleft lip and palate, meaning his ...
The Week

Born with a heart defect: Why some newborns need life-saving surgery within days of birth

With early diagnosis, expert surgical care, and intensive support, many of the babies with critical congenital heart disease can grow up to live healthy, normal lives ...
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First baby with virus-related birth defect born in New York City

Of these, four have been linked to sexual transmission, including the first case ever of a woman transmitting the virus to a male partner New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with ...