Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Prevalence of congenital anomalies in new born– a hospital based study

Dr. Kana Bal, Dr. Deepraj Mitra, Dr. Saubhik Basu

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Congenital anomaly is a major cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity.Proper data of congenital malformations are few in developing country like India.. But it is important to have comprehensive data for the implementation of proper preventive health care and management.. In this study, we describe the pattern of congenital malformation and associated risk factors in a secondary care hospital of Malda,West Bengal in 1 yr A descriptive cross sectional study was done.Data was collected from labour room and OT and congenital malformations was diagnosed clinically and with the help of proper investigations when necessary.Out of 8247 new born(both live and still births) 206 had congenital anomaly.Malformations affecting musculoskeletal system was commonest(35.92%)There was strong association of congenital anomaly with parental consanguinity,positive family history,low birth weight(,2500gm) and pretem delivery(37wks of gestation). By improvement in antenatal, postnatal diagnosis, early referral to tertiary hospital and early intervention most of these newborns can be saved.

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PREVALENCE OF CONGENITAL ANOMALIES IN NEW BORN- A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY, Dr. Kana Bal, Dr.Deepraj Mitra, Dr.Saubhik Basu INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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