OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a baby is born with a birth defect in the U.S. every 4.5 minutes. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is ...

Birth defects — also known as congenital anomalies — are structural or functional conditions present at birth that can affect ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Department of Health and Human Service, or MDHHS, joined with prenatal health experts from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network to share five critical tips that aim ...

KUTV — March 3rd was International Birth Defects Prevention Day and we are talking about ways to help prevent birth defects. But we’ll start with some background information. In every pregnancy, there ...

Every 4 1/2 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. While not all birth defects can be prevented, women can increase their chances of having a healthy baby by managing health ...

One in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. While some birth defects can be prevented, others may come as a surprise. Dr. Sarah Obican is Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and co-director of ...

The latest study on the risk for birth defects in women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) early in pregnancy provides "reassuring" evidence for some antidepressants in this class ...