Congenital Anomalies in Neonates in a Tertiary Care Hospital – An observational study.

Abstract

Background: Congenital anomalies ar a significant reason for stillbirths and mortality rate. The pattern and prevalence of inherent anomalies might vary over time or with geographical location. The aim of this study is to work out the proportion and kinds of inherent anomalies in live newborns and to check maternal and perinatal risk factors. Methods: This prospective study was conducted over a one year amount (March 2014 to Feb 2015) within the department of pediatric medicine and Obstetrics/Gynaecology throughout the amount of might 2014 to April 2015. All the live born babies born during this hospital throughout this era were enclosed. The newborns were examined for the presence of innate anomalies and mothers were interviewed for socio-demographic variables. Results: During the study amount, 8546 babies were born, of that 246 had inborn malformations, creating the prevalence a pair of.19%. Most of the ladies (57.8%) belonged to the age bracket between twenty one and thirty years. inborn anomalies were seen additional usually (3.3%) within the multiparas compared with primiparas (1.8%). The predominant system concerned was Musculo-skeletal system (33.2%) followed by gastro-intestinal (GI) system (15%). malformation (17.1%) was the foremost common one in contractor cluster and likewise congenital abnormality and congenital anomaly in GI system. inborn anomalies were additional seemingly to be related to low birth weight, immatureness, multiparity, kinship and caesarean. Conclusion: Public awareness concerning preventable risk factors is to be created and early diagnostic procedure and management of common anomalies is powerfully counseled.