The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recently celebrated the birth of its 2,000th fetal surgery patient, a milestone more than 25 years in the making. CHOP has been a leader in fetal surgery, which ...

Men drink more, are more likely to binge drink and are almost four times more likely to develop alcohol use disorder than women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet when ...

To date, studies in pregnant women examining transport of drugs across the placenta are rare and inadequate, said Tomo Nabekura, PhD. Such knowledge could be vital to preserving fetal health. In a new ...

A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery ...

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 23% of pregnancies with fetal major CHDs exhibited adverse obstetric outcomes compared with 9% of those without them (adjusted OR 2.96, 95% CI 2.49-3.53), researchers led by Gitte Hedermann, MD ...

For all the women thinking of getting pregnant or expecting, it is extremely important to know and understand the risk of birth defects. While they cannot always be prevented, experts say there are a ...

Severe birth defects have become increasingly common as new research points to fentanyl misuse as a new possible cause. Recently, at least 30 infants across the US have been born with “fetal fentanyl ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – According to the CDC, every 4.5 minutes a baby is born with a birth defect. While it can often be scary for a new parent to hear about one of these conditions, advances in medicine ...

The number of babies born with severe birth defects affecting their growth and development is rising, as researchers now have strong evidence that illicit fentanyl is causing the problems. Hospitals ...