One to two out of every 100 newborn babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), yet the exact cause remains unclear ...

Congenital heart defects are usually associated with newborn intensive care units and early surgeries, so many people assume the condition belongs entirely to childhood. Families often feel that once ...

January 19, 2007 — Birth defects are leading causes of pediatric hospitalizations and medical expenditures, and account for about 20% of total infant deaths, according to findings from a study ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

Researchers have developed an algorithm that provides an automatic and reliable method of detecting a certain heart defect in newborns. Many children announce their arrival in the delivery room with a ...

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even live ...

The Belarusian Paediatric Surgery Research Centre has performed a rare and technically complex operation on a newborn girl who was ...

COWETA, Okla. — The Union of Coweta Firefighters is holding a benefit luncheon for two firefighter's newborns. Coweta Fire Captain Benjamin Neff said the event will raise money for heart surgery for ...

To enhance the chances of a healthy baby, expectant parents should take constructive steps right from the start. Dr. Prakash ...

JEDDAH — A baby is born with a birth defect every 4.5 minutes, according to a flyer developed by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) ahead of a day of observation that aims to raise ...