Babies exposed to the Zika virus as fetuses are more than 50 times more likely to be born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains — a condition called microcephaly — as other babies, ...

Images from Brazil of babies with undersized heads, a condition called microcephaly, are unsettling, and the surge in cases raises many questions about what the future may hold for these children, ...

How Does a Baby Get Microcephaly? Your doctor may not be able to tell you why this happened to your baby. In most cases, the exact cause is unknown. It can be brought on by: A problem with your genes ...

Now that Zika virus has begun spreading in the continental United States for the first time, there's growing concern about the potential impact on pregnant women and unborn babies. The CDC issued a ...

Microcephaly is a congenital condition in which the newborn baby’s head is abnormally small head for his or her age or stage of development. Although microcephaly does not always have an impact beyond ...

It’s straight out of a horror movie: A mystery virus spreads through the Americas, causing serious birth defects in babies born to infected women. There’s good reason to fear Zika when it tells a ...

Microcephaly is a rare neurological condition. In comparison with children the same age, a child with microcephaly has a smaller head and, on occasion, a smaller brain. Abnormal brain development ...

Your doctor can measure your baby’s growth in several ways. For example, your doctor will check your baby’s height or length and their weight to learn if they’re growing normally. Another measure of ...

Microcephaly is a condition in which a baby’s head is much smaller than normal. Most children with microcephaly also have a small brain, poor motor function, poor speech, and abnormal facial features, ...

The Zika virus has spread rapidly in the Americas since its first identification in Brazil in early 2015. Prenatal Zika virus infection has been linked to adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, most ...

The technician was unusually quiet as she traced the ultrasound wand over Amy Ottaway's big belly. When Ottaway asked about her baby, due to be delivered in five days, the technician broke the ...