How To Reduce Risk of Birth Defects in Babies

Of all the things that can keep an expectant mother up at night, birth defects are among the most unnerving. No new mother wants to see their baby in any sort of pain or discomfort, and although rare, birth defects are always in the back of a mom-to-be’s mind. The causes of many birth defects are still unknown within the medical community, but based on existing data we can identify factors that increase a person’s risk for having a baby with a birth defect.

Here are some was to reduce the risk of having a baby with a birth defect.