Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Newborn Congenital Anomalies in Babylon Hospitals.

Background:-Congenital anomalies are a worldwide problem; causing prenatal and infant death as well as postnatal physical disabilities. Objective: - To determine the pattern of congenital anomalies in newborn and to determine factors associated with congenital anomalies. Methods:- This was a descriptive cross sectional hospital based study involving Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) of the International Classification of Diseases, (ICD-10)Admitted to Babylon maternity and Paediatric hospital and Al Hilla Teaching Hospital in Al- Hilla . Results:- The most affected body system was the central nervous system (CNS) 50(34.02%) of the cases, followed by the musculoskeletal system 31(21.09%) , circulatory system 27(18.37%), digestive system 14(9.52%), genital system 13(8.84%), chromosomal abnormalities , not elsewhere classified 3(2.04%) , face and neck 2(1.36%), respiratory system 1(0.68%) and others 6(4.04%) . Conclusions:- 1. Congenital anomalies are a worldwide problem 2. The most common affected system is the central nervous system followed by musculoskeletal system and circulatory system. 3. There is significant association between congenital anomalies with advance female gender, birth weight > 2.5 kg and significant difference in age of paternal and maternal range between 18-35 years old. - See more at:

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