Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who ...

Population study shows lower rate of certain congenital defects in babies of better-fed moms before pregnancy A relatively healthy diet before pregnancy is linked to a lower rate of certain heart ...

Your pediatrician listens to your child's heart with a stethoscope to assess its function and health. They hear the first and second heartbeats caused by the valves closing, but they also listen for ...

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that affects the body’s ability to produce normal hemoglobin, the protein in red ...

Metabolic disorders in babies affect how infants digest food and convert it into fuel for the body. These infants may lack certain digestive enzymes that allow people to use certain nutrients. As a ...

The number of newborn babies abandoned because of abnormalities and congenital diseases is increasing at a worrying rate. "Tourist mothers" try to give birth in the Territory to guarantee their ...