well, birth defects can be caused by environmental, genetic or environmental factors.

most of the time congenital infections caused birth defects.

if you are doubtful about your baby having birth defects, then you must try to regularly go for prenatal check-ups.

Birth defects can occur if the pregnant mother is not doing her obligation being a good mother. I mean she should avoid all the bad habits and lifestyles during pregnancy if she wants her baby to come out well and good. So, she needs to avoid smoking, drinking alcohol and taking over the counter medicines.

Birth defects happens only to pregnant mothers who did not take care of herself and as well as her baby.

You can look after yourself very well and still have a baby with birth defects. This can happen very early on in the pregnancy often before the mom knows she is pregnant.