A passing comment about the size of a baby’s head led to the infant being diagnosed with an extremely rare birth defect. Surgeons at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool have now used a brand ...

Surgeons have used a new technique to save the life of a toddler who was born with an extremely rare birth defect in what is thought to be a world first. Conor O’Rourke, now three, was diagnosed with ...

Two-thirds of women in their child-bearing years have an increased risk for birth defects due to a lifestyle factor they can change, a new study says. These risk factors -- low levels of vitamin B9 ...