COVID-19 vaccination in early pregnancy (≤20 weeks of gestation) is not associated with increased prevalence of major ...

A daring surgery had to put a part of a baby's brain, which was growing outside of his skull, back where it belonged. See the full story at: <a href=" ...

A new study reveals how prenatal infections followed by early-life stress—known as "two-hit stress"—can lead to brain ...

Birth defects are critical conditions, meaning they can be very serious, even life-threatening. Each year, around 6 per cent ...

New Delhi: Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, emphasised that birth defects have a significant impact on the quality of life of an individual, many of which are preventable ...

Hyderabad: World Birth Defects Day is observed on March 3. The main aim of this day is to create awareness about the types of birth defects, their impacts on the child and their families, and the ways ...

Raising early awareness about World Birth Defects Day, marked annually on 03 March, WHO, South-East Asia, released a press statement saying, 'We aim to raise awareness about prevention programs ...

The case has attracted the attention of researchers, who aim to study the child’s condition for a better understanding of such rare birth defects.

This disease is one type of congenital heart defect, meaning it is present from birth. In babies without congenital heart defects, the right side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood from the heart to ...