title: Incidence of neural tube defects of Lucknow over a 10 year period from 1982-1991.
abstract: Open neural tube defects (NTD) in babies, occurring over a 10 yr period (1982-91), in four major maternity hospitals of Lucknow, were identified to analyse the incidence of this disorder. The overall incidence of NTD was found to be 3.9/1000. It was significantly higher in the teaching hospital compared to non-teaching hospitals. But there was no significant difference in the incidence of NTD between the Government and Private hospitals. During the decade (1982-91) under study there was no decline in NTD births. These data could serve as base-line for the incidence of NTD in north India, as NTD is expected to decline with the introduction of folic acid for the prevention of NTD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Upreti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamboj
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhasmana
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies