The journal Birth Defects Research publishes original research and reviews in areas related to the etiology of adverse developmental and reproductive outcome. In particular the journal is devoted to the publication of original scientific research that contributes to the understanding of the biology of embryonic development and the prenatal causative factors and mechanisms leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes, namely structural and functional birth defects, pregnancy loss, postnatal functional defects in the human population, and to the identification of prenatal factors and biological mechanisms that reduce these risks.
　　《出生缺陷研究》杂志发表了与不良发育和生殖结局的病因相关领域的原始研究和评论。特别是，该杂志致力于发表有助于了解胚胎发育生物学和导致不良妊娠结局的产前因素和机制的原始科学研究，即结构和功能性出生缺陷、妊娠丢失，人类出生后的功能缺陷，以及确定降低这些风险的产前因素和生物学机制。