Atrial septal defect is a congenital heart condition in which a hole in the wall of the heart separates the top two chambers and allows blood to transition from the left atrium to the right atrium ultimately causing enlargement of the right heart chambers. Find out more about how this condition can affect adults later in life. https://mayocl.in/2XrbD8J | Mayo Clinic

About 1 in 33 babies in the U.S. is born with a birth defect. Even when families do everything right to have a healthy pregnancy, there is still a chance that things won’t go as planned. In honor of Birth Defects Awareness Month, March of Dimes is sharing helpful tips so more families like the Morrises can have the best possible outcome. | March of Dimes

A PANEL DISCUSSION ON MATERNAL NUTRITION & BIRTH DEFECT PREVENTION Featuring expert insights from: Cardiologist DR. TONY ETE (associate professor, department of cardiology, TRIHMS). Gynaecologist DR. NARANG YAM (assistant professor, department of obstetrics & gynaecology, TRIHMS). | ArunBhoomi News

China has bolstered its birth-defect prevention system, with the country now boasting over 4,000 agencies dedicated to prenatal screening tests and more than 3,000 agencies offering pre-marital and pre-pregnancy examinations. #XinhuaNews | China Xinhua News