Spectrum of congenital surgical malformations in newborns.
A prospective study to detect the frequency and distribution of congenital surgical malformations in a rural hospital setting in Maharashtra was carried out. A total of 3000 consecutive births over a 9-month period was included and the frequency of congenital malformations was 21.1 per 1000 births. Stillbirths were associated with a higher incidence of malformations (14.5%) as compared to live births (1.8%). The commonest systems affected were the gastro-intestinal tract and the genito-urinary tract (20.4% each) followed by the central nervous system (17.3%). Among the various possible risk factors studied, a higher incidence of congenital malformations was associated with increasing maternal age (> 35 years), higher gravida mothers (> G4), parental consanguineous marriages, previous history of abortions, maternal hypertension, etc.
Ronya
Rejum
R
Department of Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha 442102.
Gupta
Dilip
D
Ghosh
Saurav Kumar
SK
Narang
R
R
Jain
Kamal Bhushan
KB
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003241:Consanguinity; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors