Congenital Anomalies Effect

Congenital anomalies are structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at birth or later in life (WHO).
Congenital anomalies are leading cause of infant mortality with an estimated 2276 000 babies worldwide every year.
And major cause of lifelong morbidity and disability which have had significant impacts on individuals, families, health care systems and societies.
In 2010, 63rd World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on birth defects encourages countries to raise awareness of burden of this serious global problem and advocate more programs aimed at declining the occurrence of congenital anomalies and help babies and children