Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges ...

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California this year became the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the South Carolina Department of Public Health, birth defects are the leading cause of infant deaths in South Carolina and people born with a birth defect often face ...

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 ...

Intra-family marriages remain common in many regions, but experts note a higher risk of congenital conditions due to shared genes while highlighting awareness, screening and counselling to help reduce ...

(KUTV) (KUTV) Marcia Feldkamp is a professor from the University of Utah Research Associate department and Leeann Tate, mother of a child born with gastroschisis. They joined us in studio to talk ...

Hailey Bieber has really opened up — and luckily, so did her uterus. On an episode of the podcast “She MD” this week, the beauty entrepreneur sat down with co-hosts Mary Alice Haney and Dr. Thaïs ...

Analysis of U.S. survey data showed that two-thirds of reproductive age women had one or more modifiable risk factors for birth defects. Common risk factors included obesity, folate concentrations ...