Dealing with diabetes while you’re pregnant is a high-risk situation. Women who have diabetes are more likely to give birth to babies with birth defects and it is also a health risk for a mum. The two ...

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

For the first time, scientists believe they've discovered a cause of multiple types of birth defects triggered by environmental stresses. The breakthrough made by scientists at the Victor Chang ...

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have identified genetic mechanisms involved in heart defects that develop in some fetuses born to diabetic women. They discovered these mechanisms at work in a ...

For all the women thinking of getting pregnant or expecting, it is extremely important to know and understand the risk of birth defects. While they cannot always be prevented, experts say there are a ...

The New Year is a time to evaluate and to take steps to improve our lives. Obviously, birth is the ultimate new beginning, and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness ...

Acyanotic heart disease is a type of congenital heart defect that causes abnormal blood flow. It can range from mild to severe. Babies with the condition can seem out of breath and fatigued.

Birth defects can lead to functional abnormalities or deformities in the appearance of a baby. Birth defects are caused by ...