Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges that you probably didn’t prepare for when you were trying for pregnancy. Of course, you love your ...

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 ...

Nikki Warren-McClain and her husband, Ed McClain, of South Lake Tahoe wake up every morning not knowing whether their newborn son will even make it to the end of the day. The couples’ son, Kai, was ...

Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects — a change aimed at closing a ...

The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, balloon-like structure. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A Shawnee family is optimistic as their infant daughter, born with a rare respiratory defect, continues to recover after undergoing life-saving surgery at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. A Shawnee ...

The best gift ever’ - Her pregnancy was an abdominal one, where the foetus grows in the abdomen rather than the uterus, a ...

"If a patient has a baby with a birth defect, sometimes we'll get a 3D image of it and have an idea of what to expect," he said. Three-dimensional ultrasound technology dates back as far as the ...