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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