If you buy corn tortillas in California, the ingredient list is about to change quietly but significantly. Starting in 2026, ...

Starting in 2026, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects — a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.

The requirement aims to increase folic acid consumption, particularly among pregnant women from certain demographic groups.

The New Year will mean a new addition to a food staple for a lot of California families.Starting next year, corn masa flour ...

There were 176.6 major congenital malformations (MCMs) per 10,000 infants exposed to first-trimester COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, compared with 179.4 per 10,000 infants not exposed to the vaccines. There ...

The results of a large study in France are consistent with previous research indicating that Covid vaccination is safe and effective in pregnancy. By Maggie Astor A study of hundreds of thousands of ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have a large family, and earlier this year we welcomed our newest baby, “Izzy.” The pregnancy went smoothly, and everyone thought she was healthy until about half a week ...

One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk. The study points ...

Spina bifida is a serious congenital condition caused by abnormal neural tube development during early pregnancy. While folic acid supplementation has dramatically reduced its incidence, cases persist ...

Infants of mothers treated in the first trimester of pregnancy with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) antibiotics for urinary tract infection (UTI) appeared to ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Spinal dysraphism is one of the most common congenital anomalies in developing countries. The high frequency of this condition in our countries necessitates a close interest in ...