A potential shift in what we know about the origins of birth defects could shed light on new targets for detection and prevention.

Fortifying table salt with folic acid could help prevent serious birth defects like spina bifida and anencephaly, researchers report.

When dads-to-be take the diabetes drug metformin in the three months before conception, their sons may have a higher risk of genital birth defects.

New findings highlight the need for women and their providers to beware of the risk of taking teratogenic drugs during pregnancy.

A new way to study uterine fluid could one day could one day stave off pregnancy complications such as miscarriage or birth defects.

Researchers have found a genetic cause of congenital heart disease, the most common birth defect.

"We found an extensive set of locations in our DNA that play a role in the development of the human face."

"Babies with cardiac defects should be held skin to skin, and mothers should be encouraged to do kangaroo care."

More than 1,600 babies were born in Brazil with microcephaly from September 2015 through April 2016 due to Zika virus. Why is the Paraíba strain so harmful?

A new study shows the dire effects of air pollution during pregnancy.