For cases of mild congenital heart defects (CHDs), more prenatal visits are associated with lower probability of delivery at ...

Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of deaths among newborns and children younger than 5 years worldwide, contributing to an estimated 36% of neonatal mortality and 18% of under-5 deaths ...

Late-breaking results from clinical trials, debates about lifestyle choices and cardiovascular risk, and improving clinical care with generative AI are among the topics being presented by UC San ...

Catherine, born with Down syndrome and Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), a rare congenital heart condition, has regained her quality of life after undergoing a novel Venus P™ valve implantation at the ...

Genetic screening for familial hypercholesterolemia in children can prevent premature heart disease, but cost hurdles remain.

Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common infectious cause of birth defects and non-genetic hearing loss in the United States, yet it remains underdiagnosed due to the absence of universal ...

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with DS—approximately 2,600—also have congenital heart defects (CHDs). What is ...