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Adults with both Down syndrome and congenital heart defects, also known as congenital heart disease (CHD), are showing ...

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Malnutrition in Gaza is fuelling a rise in life-threatening birth defects including hydrocephalus and spina bifida, two senior doctors working in the territory have said. The doctors say they have ...

Smoking in pregnancy. Bad pregnant mother holds cigarette in hand. Two-thirds of women of child-bearing age have at least one lifestyle factor that increases their risk of birth defects These include ...

The researchers found that about 66.4% of women of reproductive age had at least 1 known modifiable risk factor. HealthDay News — About two-thirds of reproductive-aged women in the United States have ...

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points ...