title: The prevalence of congenital malformations at birth in Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital Cairo, Egypt, 1994.
abstract: The prevalence of congenital malformations among births (live and still birth) at Ain-Shams Maternity Hospital was examined. Fifty five malformation cases were found among the whole births examined (1157 births) over the 9-month study period, this yields a prevalence rate of 4.75%, a rate similar to the worldwide prevalence rate. Elevated rate of neural tube defects was observed (13.8/1000) followed by limb deformities (12.1/1000). Case control study was also conducted to evaluate the different risk factors. The increased rate among cases can be explained by potential exposure at father employment, drug intake during pregnancy and history of fever using multivariant logistic analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Samaha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rady
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nabhan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gadallah
mesh_terms: D001723:Birth Rate; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D018812:Paternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires