Children with neurodevelopmental disorders report congenital abnormalities, such as defects of the heart and/or urinary tract, at least ten times more frequent compared to other children. This is one ...

Children born with congenital anomalies have a higher risk of death than healthy children. New research shows that the later the year of birth of a child with a congenital anomaly, the more likely ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy places a developing fetus at risk for a suite of severe birth ...

For decades, it was impossible for clinicians to know which babies with major heart defects might eventually have developmental abnormalities, like ADHD and learning differences. Now, by adapting a ...

Colas and colleagues used Nordic registries data with family linkage to study 5,721 offspring: 1,950 in Denmark, 1,416 in Norway, and 2,355 in Sweden. Children had fathers who were exposed to ...

ABNORMALITIES of somatic-cell chromosomes have been associated with some cases of leukemia, with Down's syndrome (mongolism) and with certain other congenital defects (reviewed by Ford 1). Furthermore ...

A 6-week-old female infant was admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital because of choking while feeding. The mother and father, 27 and 28 years of age, respectively, were healthy. The pregnancy ...

In Gujarat's Rajkot, Sumaira's life transformed after a successful heart surgery under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK). This national healthcare initiative screens and treats children's ...

One of the most incredible aspects of parenthood is watching your child grow and develop. However, it’s not uncommon for parents to notice certain physical characteristics that may raise concerns.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Brain and/or spinal MRI were effective in detecting melanin in the central nervous system of children with ...