title: [Birth defects occurrence in the Czech Republic in 2003].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An analysis of birth defects occurrence in the Czech Republic in 2003 and a comparison to data from 1996-2002.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of data from a National Register of Congenital Anomalies of the Czech Republic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data on birth defects in the Czech Republic from the Institute of Health Information and Statistics-National Register of Congenital Anomalies from the 1996-2003 period were used and an analysis of incidences of selected types of birth defects was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 25,593 children born with a birth defect (14,896 boys and 10,690 girls, in 7 cases the sex was undetermined). A mean incidence of birth defects was 405.2/10,000 live births and remains more or less stable compared to the years 2002 and 2001 (4043/10,000 and 407.9/10,000 live births respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Current data on birth defects in 2003 in the Czech Republic are presented with a comparison to a 8-year period. An analysis of temporal and demographic changes in birth defects incidences is given along with data on prenatal diagnostics and its role in birth defects decrease.
authors.affiliation: Ustav pro péci o matku a díte, Praha.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sípek
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gregor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horáek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masátová
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male