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 ...

Folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, is an important B-vitamin with many vital functions in the human body. It was ...

A teratogen is an environmental factor that a person is exposed to during their pregnancy that may affect the baby’s development, resulting in birth defects. In fact, around 4% to 5% of birth defects ...

Nearly a decade ago, an anencephaly cluster in Benton, Franklin and Yakima counties made headlines. Anencephaly is a fatal congenital malformation where major parts of the brain and skull fail to form ...

Anencephaly occurs when an infant is born without parts of their brain and skull. It is a severe congenital anomaly, which means that a baby develops anencephaly in the womb. Anencephaly is a ...

Meningomyelocele, also commonly known as myelomeningocele, is a type of spina bifida. Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the spinal canal and the backbone don’t close before the baby is born.

About one in every 1,000 people is born with spina bifida, but few develop this specific form of the condition. Reading time 2 minutes Doctors have documented a young boy born with an eye-catching ...