This weekend marks the start of Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week, a time to highlight a condition that affects about ...

Influencer Estee Williams' daughter, Estelle, was born with a ventricular septal heart defect in September 2025 ...

Three-year-old Monroe Reese survived four congenital heart defects and a 12-hour open-heart surgery as a newborn. Now he's a ...

When baby Estelle underwent open-heart surgery at 11 weeks old, her doctors determined she will need a life-saving heart ...

For many parents, the first few days after a baby is born are filled with excitement and a sense of relief. But for some families, those early moments can quickly turn into fear and confusion when ...

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 ...

Signs of CHD may be subtle and parents tend to look away from these. However, if you spot the early signs of CHD, it can help ...

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 ...

Today, Brooks Klingsporn is a happy 1-and-a-half-year-old baby. However, he's already had more heart surgeries than most people get in a lifetime — including one before he was even born. Last year, ...

The hole-in-the-heart problem that plagues comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s newborn son is one of the most common heart-related birth defects, and it usually can be fixed with surgery. Some people even live ...

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 ...

COWETA, Okla. — The Union of Coweta Firefighters is holding a benefit luncheon for two firefighter's newborns. Coweta Fire Captain Benjamin Neff said the event will raise money for heart surgery for ...