The rate of certain birth defects among Zika-infected pregnant women in the U.S. was 20 times higher in 2016 compared to when the virus was first introduced into the Americas, according to a CDC ...

AURORA, Colo. — Giving birth can certainly come with obstacles, some that are so rare, only certain hospitals are trained to help. That's what happened with newborn baby Adelaide May. However, the ...

The number of babies born in Puerto Rico with microcephaly and other Zika-related birth defects is much lower than expected, leaving some experts to wonder if authorities from the island nation are ...

In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with a greater likelihood of appropriate ...

It can be a frightening situation. Your unborn child is diagnosed with a rare defect, and you need to go to a specialized hospital out of state for monitoring and treatments. That's what happened with ...

Amber Boyd adopted the child after caring for her for a year in the hospital. — -- A pediatric nurse from New Mexico has adopted one of her tiny patients, who spent over a year in the hospital.

A baby born with a severe birth defect put its parents on opposing sides in a British court Monday over whether to switch off the child's life support. The mother sides with doctors and favors ...

New testing in maternal hyperoxia — giving extra oxygen to pregnant people — shows that prenatal interventions might yield ...