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Increasing Prevalence of Gastroschisis--14 States, 1995-2012
- Source :
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 65(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Gastroschisis is a serious congenital defect in which the intestines protrude through an opening in the abdominal wall. Gastroschisis requires surgical repair soon after birth and is associated with an increased risk for medical complications and mortality during infancy. Reports from multiple surveillance systems worldwide have documented increasing prevalence of gastroschisis since the 1980s, particularly among younger mothers; however, since publication of a multistate U.S. report that included data through 2005, it is not known whether prevalence has continued to increase. Data on gastroschisis from 14 population-based state surveillance programs were pooled and analyzed to assess the average annual percent change (AAPC) in prevalence and to compare the prevalence during 2006-2012 with that during 1995-2005, stratified by maternal age and race/ethnicity. The pooled data included approximately 29% of U.S. births for the period 1995-2012. During 1995-2012, gastroschisis prevalence increased in every category of maternal age and race/ethnicity, and the AAPC ranged from 3.1% in non-Hispanic white (white) mothers aged
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Health (social science)
Epidemiology
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Population
Vital signs
Prevalence
White People
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Age Distribution
Health Information Management
Pregnancy
030225 pediatrics
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
education
Gastroschisis
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
General Medicine
Hispanic or Latino
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
United States
Black or African American
Population Surveillance
Female
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1545861X
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f8c2053c5daa763ba9acbf9556e6ed21