Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who ...

A heart murmur is an extra sound that can occur between heartbeats as blood moves through the heart. In babies, it is usually not a cause for concern. Sometimes, however, it can indicate an underlying ...

Population study shows lower rate of certain congenital defects in babies of better-fed moms before pregnancy A relatively healthy diet before pregnancy is linked to a lower rate of certain heart ...

Your pediatrician listens to your child's heart with a stethoscope to assess its function and health. They hear the first and second heartbeats caused by the valves closing, but they also listen for ...

Abnormal temperature in preterm infants is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Infants born prematurely are at risk of abnormal temperature immediately after birth in the delivery room ...

Embryos that are often discarded by IVF clinics because they contain some seemingly abnormal cells are just as likely to develop into healthy babies as embryos with no chromosomal abnormalities, two ...

A recent study by Thayyil et al. has shown therapeutic hypothermia (TH) to increase the mortality rate while having no improvement on the death/neurodevelopmental outcome combined. This study reported ...

As more premature babies survive due to advances in neonatal care, a silent eye condition is emerging as a major threat to ...