Birth Defects: A Review on Global Action Plans on Maternal and Child Health Care

Increasing cases of birth defects has been a worldwide problem for decades. According to the available reports, most of the birth defects were induced by exogenous factors including environmental, chemical or physical factors. As most of these problems are life-threatening and might cause lifelong disability, the concern on reducing the incidences of birth defects has been proportionally increased. This has demand for a global action plan to decrease the preventable birth defects. Present paper intended to provide a review on the global action plans through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were set by the United Nations (UN) in relation to reducing the occurrences of birth defects.