Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in a Secondary Care Hospital in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Shantidani Minz, Anne George Cherian, Kuryan George, Dimple Jamkhandi, Jasmine Prasad, Anuradha Bose |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Cross-sectional study India 030105 genetics & heredity Secondary Care Congenital Abnormalities Secondary care 03 medical and health sciences Pregnancy Birth register Prevalence Humans Medicine Neural Tube Defects business.industry Obstetrics Incidence Medical record Incidence (epidemiology) medicine.disease Folic acid supplementation Cross-Sectional Studies Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Live birth |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 62:361-367 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3664 0142-6338 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/tropej/fmw019 |
| Popis: | Objective To study the prevalence and types of congenital anomalies that present at birth in a secondary-level hospital in South India and its contribution to perinatal mortality. Materials and methods A total of 36,074 births over 10 years, from 2003 to 2013, were studied for the prevalence of gross congenital malformations at birth. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study using data from the birth register and available medical records. Results The incidence of birth defects was 12.5 per 1000 live births, with musculoskeletal disorders being the commonest, followed by craniovertebral anomalies. The prevalence of anomalies over the past 10 years has not shown any significant change (p= 0.555). Discussion The high prevalence of neural tube defects indicates the need for periconceptional folic acid supplementation and early detection of anomalies, which would help in timely management. Detection of musculoskeletal anomalies would help in counseling patients antenatally. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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