Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges ...

AURORA, Colo. -- For a two-and-a-half-month-old baby, Huntleigh has gone through a lot. She was born with her organs outside her body due to a rare birth defect called Omphalocele. "Omphalocele is a ...

(KUTV) (KUTV) Marcia Feldkamp is a professor from the University of Utah Research Associate department and Leeann Tate, mother of a child born with gastroschisis. They joined us in studio to talk ...

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Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother's health ...

The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

One in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect. While some birth defects can be prevented, others may come as a surprise. Dr. Sarah Obican is Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and co-director of ...

A Shawnee family is optimistic as their infant daughter, born with a rare respiratory defect, continues to recover after undergoing life-saving surgery at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. A Shawnee ...

Couples in south central Washington face a difficult reality. They are four times more likely to conceive a child with a fatal birth defect. Since 2010, 31 babies in Yakima, Benton and Franklin ...