title: Prevalence of Congenital Malformations in Grenada.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of congenital malformations in Grenada for the period January 2000-December 2004.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included neonates diagnosed with congenital malformations as well as those who were part of the Grenada Heart Foundation for the same time period. Patient delivery records from the three government hospitals were reviewed. Parents were contacted and a questionnaire administered to obtain demographic and maternal history related to the birth.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of birth defects was 0.78% (95%CI: 0.61, 0.98) for the five-year period among the 9004 live births. Cardiovascular malformations were the most prevalent (0.32%; 95% CI: 0.22, 0.45%), with abnormalities of the genitourinary system being the least prevalent (0.04%; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.11%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of congenital malformations in Grenada is low in comparison to other developed and developing countries.
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, St George's, Grenada. E-mail: beverley@spiceisle.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: General Hospital, St George's, Grenada.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naraine
authors.affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: St George's University, St George's, Grenada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
keywords: Birth defects; Caribbean; Grenada; congenital malformations; developing country