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 ...

A new study published Tuesday in the journal Science Signaling reveals it’s the fever itself that interferes with the development of a baby’s heart and jaw during the first three to eight weeks of ...

While prenatal screening and diagnostic tests detect most birth defects, there are many conditions that simply can’t be diagnosed during pregnancy because of the nature of the condition. Share on ...

A new study suggests that high blood pressure during early pregnancy is what raises the risk of major birth defects-- not the medicines used to control the condition, as previously thought. Pregnant ...