This may be a main reason why congenital heart disease is the most common type of birth defect in people, occurring in over 1 in 100 births worldwide.

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A pig gave birth to a “mutant” piglet that let out a cry that resembled that of a human child. The “human-like” piglet was the fourth in a litter of eight. None of its siblings are ...

Michigan Department of Health and Human Service, or MDHHS, joined with prenatal health experts from the National Birth Defects Prevention Network to share tips.

A man from Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, was left baffled after his pet pig gave birth to a piglet that seemingly had "human-like" features. In Kuya Kim's report on "24 Oras" Thursday, AJ Cardinas ...

Babies from twin pregnancies are more likely to suffer from birth-related complications than those from singleton pregnancies. Fraternal and identical twins can be affected by pregnancy ...

This prospective cohort study shows that maternal mRNA COVID vaccination in the first trimester does not significantly increase the risk for major foetal anomalies.

A woman born with a vascular malformation that makes one of her arms larger than the other is opening up about the condition on TikTok, saying it "doesn't stop me from doing anything" but that it ...

Human heart organoids allow researchers to study the developing heart while avoiding the ethical issues of using human embryos and the imperfections of animal models.

On "24 Oras" Thursday, veterinarian Dr. Aris Miclat explained the birth defect that caused a piglet in Negros Oriental to have "human-like" features.