Prenatal screening involves various tests to assess the risk of the unborn baby to be born with a chromosomal anomaly, neural tube defect or any birth defect. Birth Defects - Types, Causes, Diagnosis, ...

The majority of congenital anomalies have no clear cause and some are genetic, others may be associated with the mother's health during pregnancy. Environmental factors can contribute to the ...

Spina bifida is among the most common and debilitating neural tube defects, affecting approximately 1 in every 2,875 newborns in the United States. This congenital malformation disrupts the normal ...

Mary R. Loeken, Ph.D., Investigator in the Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has discovered a ...

According to WHO, an overall 2,40,000 newborns die globally within 28 days of birth every year due to congenital disorders or birth defects. There are various types of congenital disorder which ...

Birth defects can lead to functional abnormalities or deformities in the appearance of a baby. Birth defects are caused by many complications. In an interview with HT ...