Open AccessA STUDY ON SPECTRUM OF CONGENITALANOMALIES DELIVERED IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTER
Author(s) -
Shilpa Kantamneni,
Y. Eswara Sai Prasad,
Anusha Deepthi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/8432845
Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , tertiary care , gestational age , in utero , birth weight , obstetrics , pregnancy , fetus , surgery , biology , genetics
Congenital anomaliesaccount for 9% of neonatal deaths in India. Prevalence of birth anomalies in India is 6-7%. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The objective was to determine proportion and clinical spectrum of congenital anomalies and maternal and perinatal risk factors associated with congenital anomalies in live newborns in our area.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Neonates born in ALLURI SITARAMA RAJU ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES hospital during study period with documented congenital anomalies are included. All still-borns and gestational age <22wks & birth weight <400gm were excluded. Retrospective hospital-based study, conducted between January 2019 to December 2019 in ASRAM Hospital. RESULTS: The total number of births is 1132 during this one year of which, 106 newborns had congenital anomalies. In this study we found that major anomalies (80.2%) , Minor anomalies (19.8%).In this study we found that most of the anomalies were major and mostly involved cardiovascular system. In minor anomalies the most common defect was sacral dimple.CONCLUSION: Congenital anomalies can be reduced with in-utero surgeries, and necessary preventive measures which are becoming feasible.