Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new ...

Before he was born, Brooks Klingsporn received a cutting-edge cardiac surgery for a life-threatening fetal heart defect, HLHS.

In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with a greater likelihood of appropriate ...

Amanda LaValle pushed for her daughter to get genetic testing. When she learns that her daughter is one of only six people in ...

AURORA, Colo. — Giving birth can certainly come with obstacles, some that are so rare, only certain hospitals are trained to help. That's what happened with newborn baby Adelaide May. However, the ...

A federal advisory panel led by a Duke University doctor is recommending that more hospitals use a simple, painless test to screen for congenital heart disease in newborns. A pulse oximetry is ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A baby born with a rare, fatal birth defect in Missouri saved four other babies with the donation of his healthy organs. Abraham and Christine Jacobs were faced ...

In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with greater likelihood of appropriate delivery at a community hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Network ...

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 ...