The most recent CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals cases of gastroschisis, a serious birth defect of the abdominal wall, have more than doubled over the past 18 years in the U.S. Babies ...

D ENVER -- A decline in maternal smoking in the U.S. corresponded with a decline in infants born with gastroschisis, researchers found.

A decline in smoking in the general population, including pregnant people, over the last few decades corresponded with a ...

CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — A man from Chicago’s West Side continues to beat the odds despite being born with a rare condition in which his organs were outside his body. Cases of the genetic condition ...

Understanding the difference between omphalocele and gastroschisis can help you navigate care and ask the right questions. Both affect the abdominal wall from birth, but the way they appear and the ...

In low-resource settings, babies born with gastroschisis - a congenital condition in which the developing intestines extend outside the body through a hole in the abdominal wall -face life-threatening ...

A man from Chicago's West Side continues to beat the odds despite being born with a rare condition in which his organs were outside his body. Cases of the genetic condition keep increasing across the ...