As a first-time mother, Kristen Duklewski followed the pregnancy books to the letter. But the news that her newborn son, Dylan, had a cleft lip caught her off guard. The common birth defect quickly ...

A recent study has uncovered new information about orofacial development in mice that researchers believe could one day help reduce the risk of certain birth defects in humans. Cleft lip and palate ...

Imagine the shock of your baby being born with a swollen brain, blindness and debilitating seizures. Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Cleft palates, one of the most common birth defects, often provide families with a tough journey to navigate. There’s something about a smile — from a stranger, from a friend — but ...

Pregnant women who take a common epilepsy drug may increase their risk of birth defects, finds a new study. Women who take topiramate (Topamax) in isolation, or with other epilepsy medications, risk ...

The window of opportunity to address risk factors for birth defects lies in pre-pregnancy care, according to a study based on responses from 5,374 women that published in August. Research, published ...

More than 1,000 Arizona infants are born with birth defects every year. An average of 1,018 infants per year were born with birth defects in the state of Arizona between 2003 and 2007, according to ...

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen, taken during the first trimester of pregnancy ...

CNN — Taking some common antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked with higher risk of birth defects, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday in the medical ...

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 ...