Leyla and Noah Ellis share more than just a last name. The matching scars on their chests show how open heart surgery saved their lives.

Three-year-old Hailey Wetmore was born with a rare birth defect. It’s called cloacal exstrophy and it impacts her excretory functions. “At first, we were told that Hailey may not live,” her mother ...

Objective Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a preventable folate deficiency disorder; increasing folic acid intake through food ...

February is American Heart Month and some Minnesota families are sharing their experiences with a sometimes overlooked ...

The new study reinforces warnings from doctors about abortion laws with limited or no exceptions.

Artificial intelligence can help doctors detect fetal heart defects, improving newborns' chances of survival, a new study says. AI-aided analysis of prenatal ultrasounds detected heart defects ...

A pig gave birth to a “mutant” piglet that let out a cry that resembled that of a human child. The “human-like” piglet was the fourth in a litter of eight. None of its siblings are ...

For example, more than half of infants with trisomy 18, a chromosomal abnormality that causes severe heart defects or breathing problems, die within the first week of life. Only 13% survive until ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Each year, January marks National Birth Defects Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness, supporting affected families, and sharing information about prevention and care. At Miller ...