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Congenitalย means inborn or existing at birth.ย Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defects. A congenital cardiovascular defect occurs when the heart or blood vessels near the heart donโt develop normally before birth. A babyโs heart begins to develop at conception, but is completely formed by eight weeks into the pregnancy. Congenital heart defects happen during this crucial first eight weeks of the babyโs development. Specific steps must take place in order for the heart to form correctly. Often, congenital heart defects are a result of one of these crucial steps not happening at the right time