Scientists are moving toward a genetic test that could help thousands of mothers with epilepsy safely take life-saving ...

Data scientists have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may in fact lead to congenital ...

Analysis of U.S. survey data showed that two-thirds of reproductive age women had one or more modifiable risk factors for birth defects. Common risk factors included obesity, folate concentrations ...

Getting an mRNA COVID-19 shot during the first trimester of pregnancy didn't lead to an increased risk of major structural birth defects, a multisite retrospective cohort study found. Major structural ...

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 ...

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, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman's use of decongestant medications in the first trimester of pregnancy may raise her child's risk of certain rare birth defects, according to a small study. Some ...

ATLANTA -- So many new mothers lie when asked whether they drank alcohol during pregnancy that some national statistics on birth defects should be thrown out, a government study says. Only about one ...

Teenager Deiglis waits with her baby to receive a contraceptive implant at an outpatient clinic set up by the Doctors Without Borders NGO - Copyright AFP SANJAY ...