title: Spectrum of congenital surgical malformations in newborns.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha 442102.
authors.forename: Rejum
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ronya
authors.forename: Dilip
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Saurav Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: Kamal Bhushan
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: 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