Mike and Lisa Davila tried for four years to get pregnant, so when they learned about one of their twins having a rare birth defect, they braced themselves for the worst. “We had gotten used to bad ...

About one in every 1,000 people is born with spina bifida, but few develop this specific form of the condition. Reading time 2 minutes Doctors have documented a young boy born with an eye-catching ...

The New Year is a time to evaluate and to take steps to improve our lives. Obviously, birth is the ultimate new beginning, and it is appropriate that this month is National Birth Defects Awareness ...

Some studies have raised concerns about a potential link between the widely used type 2 diabetes drug metformin and an increased risk of conceiving a baby with birth defects. But new research now ...