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Volume 4 Issue 4 (July - August, 2016)

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Assessment of Congenital Anomalies in Study Population- A Clinical Study
Amrita Gupta, Seema Mishra

Introduction- Congenital anomalies account for 8–15% of perinatal deaths and 13–16% of neonatal deaths in India. The present study was conducted to assess the cases of congenital anomalies of fetus. Materials & Methods- The present study was conducted in the department of Gynaecology & Obstectrics on 210 pregnant women. Ultrasound (USG) examination was done in pregnancy to detect birth defects. They were divided into 2 groups. Group I had 120 mothers who were legally allowed to proceed to abortion, group II had 400 mothers who were unable to obtain permission for abortion. Results- In this study, group I had 45 women and group II had 165 women. We found that anomalies were down syndrome (group I- 4, group II- 17), hydrocephaly (group I- 12, group II- 40), chromosomal anomaly (group I- 5, group II- 12) and heart anomaly (group I- 3, group II- 15). Anomalies were hydrofetalis (group I- 10, group II- 25), microcephaly (group I- 5, group II- 15) and major thallasemia (group I- 5, group II- 13). Education was primary (group I- 20, group II- 45), high (group I- 10, group II- 70) and secondary (group I- 15, group II- 50). The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Marriage was familial (group I- 25, group II- 110) and non- familial (group I- 20, group II- 55). Conclusion- Congenital anomalies are not uncommon conditions, as their birth prevalence rate is equivalent to global rates. Common anomalies are down syndrome, hydrocephaly, chromosomal anomaly, heart anomaly, hydrofetalis, microcephaly and major thallasemia.
Key words- Congenital, Hydrofetalis, Microcephaly

Corresponding Author: Dr. Seema Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadia, Barabanki U.P., India

This article may be cited as: Gupta A, Mishra S. Hepatitis Virus Infection in Pregnant Women- A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(4):194-196.

 
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