Health care providers have a lot to cover during an appointment, so it's always a good idea to make a list and bring up any issues on your m...

Despite major advances in medical care, poor birth outcomes continue to be a problem in the United States.

Anencephaly is a birth defect that affects the closing of the neural tube during pregnancy.

Hypospadias is a birth defect among boys in which the opening of the urethra is located somewhere along the underside of the penis instead o...

An omphalocele is a birth defect in which the infant's intestine or other organs within the abdomen stick out of the belly button or navel i...

Gastroschisis occurs during pregnancy when the muscles of the wall of the baby's abdomen do not form correctly.

In the early weeks after birth, you should wake your baby to breastfeed if four hours have passed since the beginning of the last feeding.

Many health care providers recommend that a woman who is thinking about becoming pregnant see a health care provider to ensure she is in goo...

There is no known way to prevent the Down syndrome. However, infants and children with Down syndrome often will benefit from special program...

Mesothelioma, a form of cancer almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos, and not linked to smoking, is often deadly.