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Birth defects are the abnormalities of structure, function, or body metabolism that are present at birth. When you are pregnant knowingly or unknowingly few of your behavior and lifestyle can be a threat to your baby and they may have birth defects. Most of the birth defects are treatable, often immediately after birth or even before birth. It's especially important to know the risk factors involved and how to prevent birth defects. As only by taking precautions you can give birth to a healthy baby.

Causes of birth defects:

• Genetic problems caused when one or more genes don't work properly or part of a gene is missing.
• Having an extra chromosome or some missing part of a chromosome
• Exposure of the mother to chemicals such as mercury or to radiation during the first three months of pregnancy
• Less nutritional food diet of pregnant mother
• Prenatal development of the fetus may also be affected by disease that the mother contracts, especially during the first 3 months of pregnancy
• Smoking, intake of alcohol, or drugs during pregnancy
• Some therapeutic drugs taken by pregnant women have also been shown to produce birth defects.

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