51. Audit of birth defects in 34,109 deliveries in a tertiary referral center.
- Author
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Noraihan MN, See MH, Raja R, Baskaran TP, and Symonds EM
- Subjects
- Congenital Abnormalities classification, Cross-Sectional Studies, Down Syndrome epidemiology, Female, Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency epidemiology, Health Surveys, Hospitals, Maternity statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Malaysia epidemiology, Male, Medical Audit, Prevalence, Thalassemia epidemiology, Congenital Abnormalities epidemiology
- Abstract
The objective of the study is to determine the proportion and different types of birth defects among the children born in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. A cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of 18 months where all consecutively born infants, dead or alive were included. There were total of 34,109 births recorded during this period. The proportion of birth defects in Hospital Kuala Lumpur was 3.1% (n = 1056). The commonest involved were the hematology system, (157.7 per 10,000 births), the central nervous system, genitourinary system and chromosomal anomalies. The proportion was significantly higher in males and in the Chinese (p < 0.001). The commonest abnormalities are Glucose 6 Phosphate Deficiency (157.7/10000), Down's syndrome (12.6/10000), thalassaemia (8.8/10000), cleft lip and/or palate (7.6/10000) and anencephaly (7.3/10000). Neural tube defect is common and ranked second after G6PD deficiency. There is a need for a birth defect registry to assess the extent of the problem in Malaysia.
- Published
- 2005