Pregnancies with fetal major congenital heart defects (CHDs) had significantly higher rates of poor obstetric outcomes than those without defects, a decade-long Danish nationwide cohort study found.

UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to double doctors’ accuracy in detecting the vast majority of complex fetal heart defects in utero – when interventions could either correct them or ...

A Cornwall couple shared their story of navigating their two children's congenital heart conditions to raise awareness. An ...

Infants born to Latino, low-income or limited-English-speaking parents are more likely to be diagnosed later with congenital heart disease than white infants – or lack a prenatal diagnosis at all, a ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. According to the US Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects in ...

Early detection is key to ensuring that a care plan is in place before the baby is born, allowing for timely treatment and interventions. (Children's Hospital of Michigan.) The advertiser paid a fee ...

Many women who take prescription drugs that can cause birth defects aren t that vigilant about using birth control, according to a new study. After analyzing a large database of prescription drug ...

(CBS4)- February 7-14 is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Congenital heart defects, also known as holes in the heart, are the most common type of birth defects. "Many times, parents ask me, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROOSEVELT PARK, Mich. (WOOD) — Every year, 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects. When Jack Stonex was born nine ...

Researchers at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, have discovered a blood test for pregnant women that uses artificial intelligence and genetic-related biomarkers to accurately detect, fetal congenital ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...