As a first-time mother, Kristen Duklewski followed the pregnancy books to the letter. But the news that her newborn son, Dylan, had a cleft lip caught her off guard. The common birth defect quickly ...

A recent study has uncovered new information about orofacial development in mice that researchers believe could one day help reduce the risk of certain birth defects in humans. Cleft lip and palate ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — Cleft palates, one of the ...

A new bill up for debate could help reduce the risk of birth defects. The bill looks to fortify enriched grain products with ...

TAMPA, Fla. — More than 500 people gathered at Al Lopez Park Saturday for the Tampa Congenital Heart Walk, making it the largest turnout in the event's history. The walk raised over $70,000 for ...

BrightHeart, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for prenatal ultrasound, today announced the closing ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. January was national Birth Defects Prevention Month sponsored by the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. According to the ...

While Medicaid pays for prenatal ultrasound, publicly insured patients still end up getting the tests less often compared to those with private insurance, and they find out about infants having birth ...

Hypospadias is one of the most common birth anomalies there is. It occurs in 1 out of every 125 to 250 boys, although mild forms of hypospadias may be even more common than this. Hypospadias is a ...

Cleft pallets, one of the most common birth defects, often provide families with a tough journey to navigate —there’s something about a smile: from a stranger, from a friend, but when it’s your ...