NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more obese a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the greater the likelihood that her baby will be born with a heart defect, a U.S. government study finds. Using a ...

One to two out of every 100 newborn babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), yet the exact cause remains unclear. Human geneticists at the University Medicine Oldenburg (Germany) have now ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published in Circulation. According to the American Heart ...

Slow feeding, sweating during feeds, poor weight gain, delayed milestones, frequent infections, and bluish skin may indicate ...

Newborns with a heart defect may have two strikes against their future health, rather than one. Babies with heart birth defects appear to have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer, compared to ...

The research has come from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, in the U.S. the focus is on how cellular stress affected congenital defects of the heart, plus other organs like the kidneys. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Newborns with congenital heart disease, especially isolated valve or vessel lesions, may be at increased risk ...

The moment an infant is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, parents experience a mixture of shock, disbelief, fear, anger, and often a profound sense of sadness. In the midst of these emotions ...

An East Tennessee couple learned at a 20-week scan that their baby boy had a heart defect.

A surrogate’s refusal to end a pregnancy has triggered a court fight over a baby’s heart surgery and parental rights.

Thea Flaskett died four hours after she was born via vacuum assisted delivery at Redcliffe Hospital in September 2023.

Newborns with congenital heart defects may have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer compared to children born without a heart abnormality. Congenital heart defects in newborns may also signal ...