Cytomegalovirus (CMV) recently caused a 2-month-old girl in Pennsylvania to suffer severe hearing loss after it was passed to her in the womb. While the virus can exist in a person for life without ...

An analysis using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) among 5,374 women of reproductive age indicates that two thirds of women within this demographic have at least ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with folic acid to help reduce neural tube defects, including ...

August 24, 2010 — Exposure to acyclovir or valacyclovir in the first trimester of pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for major birth defects, according to the results of a large, ...

Every year on World Birth Defects Day (March 3), global health bodies like the World Health Organization promote awareness around congenital anomalies, a group of structural and functional disorders ...