New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The moment a baby is born, families begin searching for answers about weight, facial features, and the like. When everything is well, and the baby is born healthy, the answers are easy to accept. When a child is born with a congenital disability, the search turns inward. Questions arise quietly, often painfully. Was something missed? Was there any mistake? Could this have been prevented? These questions do not emerge from medicine. They come from fear, social conditioning, and long-standing beliefs that place responsibility where it does not belong.

What can cause congenital disabilities during pregnancy?

In clinical care, congenital anomalies, also referred to as congenital disorders, are conditions present at bir...