Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Congenital optic disc abnormalities are often discovered late, increasing the risk for complications and poor ...

A 6-week-old female infant was admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital because of choking while feeding. The mother and father, 27 and 28 years of age, respectively, were healthy. The pregnancy ...

Women who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) early in their pregnancies may be more likely to give birth to babies with congenital defects, particularly cardiac septal defects. Women ...

A report from the New England Journal of Medicine has confirmed that the Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other birth defects. The Zika virus has been confirmed as a cause of microcephaly and ...

Transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects (ASD), a common congenital heart abnormality in children, is a minimally invasive procedure that is a safe alternative to traditional surgery at ...

A congenital birth defect, also known as a congenital anomaly, is a condition that is present at birth due to structural deformities in the development of a fetus. Common examples of congenital birth ...

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders report congenital abnormalities, such as defects of the heart and/or urinary tract, at least ten times more frequent compared to other children. This is one ...

Congenital malformations and their causes have been under investigation for many years, the effects on the embryo of rubella in the pregnant woman, as revealed some two decades ago, having stirred up ...

Under a complete national abortion ban, the incidence of neonatal single-ventricle cardiac defects would likely increase, as would the associated resource utilization, according to a decision analysis ...