Esophageal Atresia(EA) is actually a birth defect where the baby is unable to pass swallowed food to stomach. In such a condition the food pipe or the esophagus does not connect the mouth with the stomach. This is in fact a very rare congenital birth defect and only an approximate of 1 in 4000 babies suffer from such a condition. In some cases esophageal atresia is also associated with Tracheo Esophageal Fistula (TEF). Newborn baby may be born with EA and TEF and both are congenital defects. Tracheo Esophageal Fistula (TEF) is a tubular channel or passage betweeen esophagus and trachea. Tracheo Esophageal fistula is a medical condition cause by esophagus or the food pipe wrongly connected to the windpipe or the trachea. The continuous passage of small amount of food or gastric secretions from esophagus in to trachea causes tracheal and broncheal inflammation and peumonia. The condition is also known as aspiration pneumonia, which results in difficulties of breathing. There are also some rare cases where the baby may suffer from additional birth defect along with the Esophageal Atresia (EA) or the Tracheo Esophageal Fistula (TEF). The multiple organ defect is called the Vactral. Vactral is medical condition associated with birth defects in heart, kidney, anus, and limbs. Let us take the topic into more of its depth in the following paragraphs.