Feb. 14, 2025 — In a study measuring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and satellite-based air pollution data, newborns exposed to higher levels of NO2 have a 30-35% higher risk of ...

A Birth Defect is a problem that happens while a baby is developing in the mother's body. Most birth defects happen within the first three months of pregnancy. Do you know how many canines or ...

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother’s health ...

Objectives: Birth defects (BDs) are a major contributor to perinatal and infant mortality, morbidity and lifelong disability worldwide. A hospital-based study on birth defects was designed in Guilin ...

NEWINGTON, CT (WFSB) - More surprises tonight for a 3-year-old from Newington born with a rare birth defect. We first told you about 3-year-old Hailey Wetmore earlier this week. The young girl ...

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 ...

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects. By Pam Belluck Infant mortality increased along with births in ...

Both studies noted larger increases in deaths among infants born with birth defects. This suggests women are delivering more babies with severe congenital malformations who have no hope of ...

DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2025 — Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defect in the U.S., affecting more than 40,000 infants each year.[1] To help health care professionals better ...