Birth defects affect 3% of pregnancies in the United States. Screening and diagnostic tests during pregnancy can identify many birth defects. Parents can take critical steps to help prevent certain ...

SAN JUAN -- Two of the most commonly used drugs for treating hyperthyroidism were linked to birth defects when used in early pregnancy, though they have differing effects, researchers reported here.

Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have wondered whether it is because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself. A large new study from Australia suggests ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Offspring of women with cancer had higher risk for birth defects compared with offspring of women without cancer ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account ...

Direct potable reuse (DPR) water systems add purified wastewater directly to a water distribution system, instead of first passing water through an environmental buffer such as a lake or reservoir.

About one in every 1,000 people is born with spina bifida, but few develop this specific form of the condition. Reading time 2 minutes Doctors have documented a young boy born with an eye-catching ...