Around 7-8% of child deaths are attributed to children born with birth defects. More than 1.7 billion babies are born with birth defects in India every year, which is considered a high burden.

International: World Birth Defects Day, marked annually on March 3, aims to raise awareness about prevention programs and ...

Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects where the structure of the heart and the blood vessels get ...

Birth defects claim the lives of about 300 children under five years of age, every day in the South-East Asia region, said ...

A new approach reveals genetic interactions that contribute to heart defects. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at ...

Scientists have identified novel genetic interactions that may contribute to congenital heart disease (CHD), a common birth defect.

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Though learning that your child has a heart defect like a ventricular septal defect can be frightening, understanding the ...

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Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects where the structure of the heart and the blood vessels get affected, leading to cyanosis, swelling in legs, rapid heartbeat and ...