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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Parenting a kid with birth defects is not only emotionally draining but also poses unique challenges ...

Neural tube defects, such as Spina bifida, are one of the leading congenital disorders (affecting about one in 1,000 live births worldwide) and are associated with the junctional neurulation. Though ...

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The Christoforos are challenging a law that restricts VA benefits to children with birth defects connected to a parent’s ...

Analysis of U.S. survey data showed that two-thirds of reproductive age women had one or more modifiable risk factors for birth defects. Common risk factors included obesity, folate concentrations ...

It is unknown whether Imitrex is safe to take during pregnancy. There haven’t been any clinical studies of this drug during pregnancy. Animal studies found that the drug could cause congenital ...