Doctors in the US have treated a fetus with a rapidly progressive congenital disease while in the uterus for the very first ...

Mutations in One Gene Linked to Two Separate Birth Defects The same network of transcription factors may be responsible for both cleft palate and neural tube defects, according to a new study ...

From exposure to chemicals to nutritional deficiency, here are the most common causes that can lead to birth defects.

Around 7-8% of child deaths are attributed to children born with birth defects. More than 1.7 billion babies are born with birth defects in India every year, which is considered a high burden.