The rare birth defect is associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. — -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly. The rare birth defect ...

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 ...

Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself? A large new study from Australia suggests both ...

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points ...

Fetal exposure to maternal COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the first trimester of pregnancy wasn't linked to an increased risk of 75 major congenital malformations (MCMs), according to a large French cohort ...

Q: We're planning to get pregnant, and I wondered what you could suggest to make sure I have a healthy baby? -- Donna R., Fort Worth, Texas A: Around 3.6 million babies will be born in the U.S. this ...