Pregnancy can be both exciting and stressful for women and families. That is especially true for women facing unexpected complications from a high-risk pregnancy. As medical director of the Center for ...

UCSF’s Program in Craniofacial Biology (PCB) brings together researchers to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I., (WJAR) — Two hospitals collaborate to correct a baby’s birth defect while a woman’s pregnant. This is not new, but it’s new to the Northeast. Women & Infants hospital and Hasbro ...

After 25 years living with a new face, Jack Accola has decided it’s time to repay the kindness that finally made him comfortable with his own reflection. “Payback time, I guess you could call it,” ...

THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT AGAIN JUST BE CAREFUL ON SOME OF THOSE DAMP ROADS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH MARKS BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS MONTH WITH 1 IN 33 BABIES AFFECTED BY BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE ...

Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges that you probably didn’t prepare for when you were trying for pregnancy. Of course, you love your ...

Kit Carson Elementary fourth-grader Neely Gannon, 9, will embark on her second journey to undergo a painful leg-lengthening procedure May 6 in West Palm Beach, Fla. Neely was born with congenital ...

When Tiersa Cross was only 24 weeks pregnant, she underwent a surgery that positively impacted her baby’s life. Cross was referred to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Center for Fetal ...

A statement about Down syndrome and birth defects from the World Health Organization spurred over a thousand comments on Facebook, many from enraged parents. The statement has been corrected and WHO ...

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 ...