Prevalence of neural tube defects in the Yorkshire Region.
The birth prevalence of neural tube defects (NTD) in the Yorkshire Region was determined for 1985 and 1986 by ascertainment of cases in live-and stillborn babies and of pregnancies terminated for NTD. Sixty-seven cases of anencephaly, 82 of spina bifida and 11 others were identified, a prevalence of 1.54 per 1000 total births. Eighty-eight per cent of pregnancies associated with anencephaly and 48 per cent of those with spina bifida were terminated.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014852:Wales