Congenital heart defects are the most common form of human birth defect, but we still don't fully understand what causes them ...

Heart muscle cells grown from stem cells show promise in monkeys with a heart problem that typically results from a heart ...

The World Health Organisation reported that about 95% of pregnant and lactating women in Gaza suffer from severe food poverty ...

A Canadian woman who identifies as an “unapologetically fat intersectional feminist” won her bid to bring an obstetrician to ...

There is only evidence that any of the current common chemical water pollutants have a direct teratogenic effect on the developing human fetus at higher maternal exposure levels, such as, in case of ...

Shaw during the 141st annual meeting of the American Public Health Association held here. "Dr. Shaw's research on human birth defects shows that the consumption of alcohol and poor nutrition can ...

A weighty documentary tonight will spell out the traumatic effect of the tests, including how the veterans' children suffered cancer, stillbirths and birth defects after the radioactive experiments.

Newer Epilepsy Medications Used During Pregnancy Do Not Affect Neurological Development in Children, NIH Reports ...

Wilson, a junior at St. Mary’s, was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that affects about one in every 1,300 births. It’s ...