A drug used during pregnancy could cause birth defects for generations – BBC London News
Sodium Valproate has been used to treat epilepsy since the 1970s. But thousands of pregnant women say they weren't warned of the risks of severe birth ...
BBC London
Birth Defects
Dr. Edward Barksdale, Jr., Surgeon-in-Chief at UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, discusses surgical correction of severe birth defects.
University Hospitals
10 Unusual Birth Defects
Here are 10 unusual birth defects. Human gestation is highly complex and in the 9 months of development many abnormalities can occur. Some are much less ...
geobeats
Specific SSRIs and birth defects: interpreting new data in the context of previous reports
Read the full open access research: http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3190 The association between maternal use of antidepressants, especially selective ...
The BMJ
Health tip: Reduce the risk of birth defects during pregnancy
Reduce the risk of birth defects during pregnancy know more in this report from our health expert.
DD News
Tell Me a Story: Birth Defect Teaches Parents to Look at Life Differently
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/f/fetal-care/conditions/cdh/default/ When Barbie Dumford was pregnant with her third child, she and her husband found ...
Cincinnati Children's
Zika virus causes broader range of birth defects
CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen spends time with a pregnant woman with the Zika virus as she finds out if her baby will suffer any birth ...
CNN
Beating the Odds: Baby Overcomes Life-Threatening Birth Defect
Ivy and Dan Konet were overjoyed to find out they were pregnant until an ultrasound changed everything: Their baby's abdominal organs were developing ...
Children's Hospital Colorado
Cleft lip and palate among top birth defects in U.S. - how we are treating these children
Nationwide Children's Hospital's chief of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Richard Kirschner, explains how cleft lip and palate is the second most common birth defect in the ...
NationwideChildrens
Tedd's RX: Birth Defects
TTUHSCtv
Birth Defects: The Role of Research
Birth Defects: The Role of Research Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D. Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ...
NIHOD
Oral contraceptive use not linked to major birth defects
Read the full open access research: http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.h6712 Oral contraceptive use just before or during pregnancy is not associated with an ...
The BMJ
National Birth Defects Prevention Study
This video contains information about the National Birth Defects Prevention Study through the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Ask the Expert: Common birth defects
Birth defects have been in the news recently due to the Zika virus.
TMJ4 News
Ingredient in common epilepsy drug linked to birth defects
There is concern over an ingredient in certain prescription drugs that leads to an increased risk of birth defects. Avis Favaro reports. Subscribe to CTV News to ...
CTV News
Taking Steps to Prevent Birth Defects (WEWS)
Connie Motter, a genetic counselor at Akron Children's Hospital, discussed what potential moms-to-be can do to prevent birth defects. January is National Birth ...
AkronChildrens
End Birth Defects Now
Every 4.5 minutes in the U.S. a child is born with a birth defect. Visit the National Birth Defect Prevention Network to find out how you hand help, ...
UtahDepOfHealth
CDC: Zika Definitely Causes Severe Birth Defects
US health officials say there is no longer any doubt that the Zika virus causes babies to born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.
Associated Press
Fatal Birth Defect- A Mom Shares Her Story - MUSC Health
At a routine 20-week ultrasound, Layna Stafford and husband Matt found out there was a potential problem with their baby boy. She was sent to the MUSC ...
MUSC Health
Toddler with Birth Defects 'Incompatible with Life' Defies Odds in Venezuela
A toddler is defying all odds and inspiring everyone along the way. Soleannys Lugo says scans showed her unborn daughter's brain, eyes and nose hadn't ...
Inside Edition
Spina Bifida: Birth Defect Affects Hispanic Children More than Others
Spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs when the backbone and the spinal canal fail to close. It happens most often in the first few months of pregnancy. Children ...
KPBS
#AsktheMayoMom about Fetal Surgery and Birth Defects
Dr. Angela Mattke and Dr. Rodrigo Ruano discuss maternal fetal medicine surgery during an #AsktheMayoMom Facebook Live session.
Mayo Clinic
Taking Folic Acid Can Prevent Certain Birth Defects
Doctors suggest anyone who is pregnant or is trying to get pregnant should take folic acid to prevent neural tube defects. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily ...
NJTV News
4 Steps to Help Prevent Birth Defects
http://www.dailyrx.com/national-birth-defects-prevention-month-and-folic-acid-awareness-week-focus-infant-health?autoplay=554982786 Pregnant women can ...
dailyRx
Cluster of rare birth defects in small community
Brisbane doctors baffled by newborn abnormalities.
ABC News (Australia)
Unlocking the root cause of birth defects
Unlocking the root cause of birth defects is the impact of a study at Yale School of Medicine. Birth defects are the leading cause of infant deaths in the US.
WTNH News8
Infectious Diseases A-Z: Babies born with Zika-related birth defects
Among pregnant women in the U.S. with confirmed Zika infection, about 1 in 10 had a fetus or baby with birth defects. That's according to a new report by the ...
Mayo Clinic
Local Family Fights Birth Defects & Pancreatic Cancer
Lisa and Josh Cantwell's baby, Dominic, was born with a birth defect - a large cyst in his neck. Josh, meanwhile, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly ...
Cleveland Clinic
Preventing Birth Defects - Akron Children's Hospital video
Although there is still some mystery surrounding the causes of birth defects, there are several steps women can take to help ensure the health of their newborns.
AkronChildrens
Baby overcomes abdominal birth defect
When Buckeye mom Kayla Perry found out that the baby she was carrying had a condition called gastroschisis—a birth defect where the intestines come ...
Raising Arizona Kids
Babies born with rare condition
There are claims that a pesticide is causing birth defects in northern New South Wales.
ABC News (Australia)
Treatment for complex multiple birth defects of heart at Wockhardt Hospitals India: Blue Baby – Pink
A 6 months old, baby Zane from Zimbabwe, had a complex birth defect of heart called Blue Baby Syndrome. She underwent a successful corrective open heart ...
Wockhardt Hospitals
Birth Defects in Offspring of Women with Pre-Gestational Diabetes
Mary Loeken speaks about “Molecular mechanisms responsible for birth defects in the offspring of women with pre-gestational diabetes” at the Cell Press/AWIS ...
Cell Press
Antidepressants Causing Infant Birth Defects
Pregnant women taking antidepressants could face a double blow: Dealing with their own depression, plus the tragedy of a newborn child with life-threatening ...
Searcy Law Video
Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs)
Birth defects of the heart, known as a congenital heart defects, or CHDs, affect the structure of a baby's heart and the way it works. CHDs are the most common ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Hope for Toddler with Rare Birth Defects?
The Doctors and Angelique meet orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dror Paley, founder and director of the Paley Institute, who shares some amazing new with Angelique, ...
The Doctors
Zika Virus and Birth Defects
Since the emergence of the #Zika epidemic in 2015, infection during pregnancy has been shown to cause severe birth defects, with risk estimates ranging from ...
NEJMvideo
Unexpected Birth Defects: How To Get You And Your Baby Through It | CHD & Craniosynostosis
Both Ryann and Whitney had sons born with medical anomalies. Ry's child came into this world with the rare heart condition called TAPVR with obstruction, and ...
Whit & Ry
Risk of Birth Defects from Assisted Reproduction
Associate Professor Michael Davies (Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide) discusses the findings of a study into the risk of major birth defects associated ...
University of Adelaide
Birth Defects - Dr. Ahmed Farid
Genetic and environmental factors causing congenital anomalies.
Dr.Ahmed Farid
Does IVF Cause Birth Defects?
Dr. Randall Loy answers this crucial question with a resounding "No!" in this episode of The Infertility Channel. Citing three large international studies, results ...
InfertilityChannel
Understanding Birth Defects (Baby Health Guru)
Birth defects occur in 1 in 33 babies. Whatever their cause, birth defects can be confusing, overwhelming, and devastating. Watch this. http://Baby.
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