Does ureaplasma cause birth defects?

No: It is an infection that should be treated but it does not normally cause birth defects.

Yes, ...: Direct and indierect evidences of infection with ureaplasma urolyticum suggests its detrimental fetal impacts may include abortion, premature delivery, fetal death, stillbirth, low birth weight, intrauterine fetal development retardation, fetal deformity, mental development disorder, neonatal diseases, etc. More detail? Ask your gyn-doc timely.

Ureaplasma: Ureaplasma infection is associated with premature births as well as spontaneous abortions.During birth the organism can also infect the newborn and cause meningitis, pneumonia or septicemia (blood infection).

Not necessarily.: Ureaplasman Urealyticum is associated more with increased risk of preterm labor and delivery, higher risk of fetal and maternal inflammation, and increased risk of intraventricular hemorrhage-not early neonatal death or birth defects per se.