[Research on the incidence and prevalence of congenital abnormalities in Iaşi district and Iaşi city, from 2001 to 2008].
Congenital abnormalities (CA) are deviations from the normal embryonic development that appear antenatal and they are characterized by the alteration of the morphology and function of an organ, system of organs or even of the entire body.


METHODS
The study, on a period of eight years, included 1685 children with CA, from which 58% were males and 50% were from the country-side.


RESULTS
It has been observed that 36% of the CA cases were premature births and 64% were normal term births. Also, 21% of the children with CA weighed less than 2700 grams at birth and 79% weighed more than 2700 grams at birth. The birth's APGAR score has been less than 7 in 30% of the cases and higher than 7 in 70% of the cases. 72% of the cases were natural births and 28% were caesarian births. 88% of the CA cases were singular congenital abnormalities and 12% were multiple congenital abnormalities. 24% of the CA were cardiac abnormalities and 21% were skeletal abnormalities. 3% of the subjects of the study have died, of which 69% died from cardiac abnormalities, 22% from hydrocephalus abnormalities, 7% from diaphragmatic hernia and 2% from renal congenital abnormalities.
Doctorand al Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
Alina Andreea Andreescu
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Chiosac
Alina
A
Manole
E V
EV
Gorduza
Maria
M
Stamatin
Monica
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Titianus
A
A
Ivan
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000453:epidemiology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000453:epidemiology; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000151:congenital / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015996:Survival Rate; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data