PELLA – Central College baseball player Colton DeRocher stands in his team’s home dugout on a July afternoon and gets ready for a batting practice session. DeRocher, who has only one fully formed hand ...

NASHVILLE — Christian Buchanan paces the perimeter of the room, gliding his small hand along the blue painted wall as he walks. With each object he touches in his path, his mom produces a name. Chair.

THAT’S GOOD NEWS. BUT AGAIN JUST BE CAREFUL ON SOME OF THOSE DAMP ROADS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL, THIS MONTH MARKS BIRTH DEFECTS AWARENESS MONTH WITH 1 IN 33 BABIES AFFECTED BY BIRTH DEFECTS IN THE ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - January is the month to raise awareness about birth defects, how to prevent them, and how to support those affected. A birth defect is a health condition a baby develops before birth ...

Birth defects affect 3% of pregnancies in the United States. Screening and diagnostic tests during pregnancy can identify many birth defects. Parents can take critical steps to help prevent certain ...