Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes that develops during pregnancy. It is not usually associated with birth defects. However, some research indicates it may increase the risk of certain ...

Many people born with cleft lips suffer myriad problems including superstitions, traditional myths, stigma and scarcity of speech therapists especially in far-flung counties. The Kenya Progressive ...

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) found that approximately two-thirds of women of reproductive age (15-44 years) had at least one potentially modifiable risk factor for birth ...

An expecting mother has several things to worry about, including birth defects. Questions like, ‘What if my baby has a heart defect?’ or ‘What if they are born with a cleft lip or palate?’ can be ...

According to WHO, 6 per cent of babies are born with birth defects worldwide. Birth defects are structural or functional defects that occur when babies are developing in the mother's womb. Some of ...

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke — Every day around 362 000 babies are born around the world. For most mothers, this is a joyous occasion. But for an estimated one in 33 of these mothers, their joy is overshadowed ...

Birth defects can lead to functional abnormalities or deformities in the appearance of a baby. Birth defects are caused by many complications. In an interview with HT lifestyle, Dr Sonia Golani, ...

Birth defects were not linked to COVID infection in the first trimester either. Babies born to women who received a COVID-19 vaccine in their first trimester did not have a significant increased risk ...

The government is planning to introduce new laws to allow women to terminate pregnancies in cases of fatal birth defects that cannot be medically treated or corrected, Parliament was told yesterday.

GENEVA/BRASILIA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization voiced concern on Wednesday over the reported sexual transmission of the Zika virus in Texas amid worries that such infections could ...