%0 Journal Article
%T Birth Defects Data from Surveillance Hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 200l - 2008
%A Lh Tu
%A H Li
%A Hp Zhang
%A Xd Li
%J Iranian Journal of Public Health
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Background: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of birth defects in perinatal infants in Hubei Province during 200l-2008.Methods: The prevalence of birth defects in perinatal infants delivered after 28 weeks or more was analyzed in Hubei surveillance hospitals during 200l-2008.Results: The incidence of birth defects in perinatal infants from 200l to 2008 was 120.0 per 10,000 births, and was increased by about 41% from 81. 1 in 2001 to 138.5 per 10,000 births in 2008. The incidence in the first 4 years (2005-2008) was much higher than the latter four (2001-2004) (¦Ö2=77.64 , P <0.05). The difference in prevalence between urban and rural was of no significance in 2008 (¦Ö2=0.03£¬P >0.05), but that between male and female was significant (¦Ö2=5.24 , P <0.05), as the former prevalence was much higher. The prevalence of birth defects was slightly higher among mothers over 35 years old than those under 35 years old, but with no significance (¦Ö2=1.98, P >0.05). The two leading birth defects were cleft lip and/or palate and polydactyly, followed by congenital heart disease, hydrocephaly, external ear malformation and neural tube defects. The prevalence of congenital heart disease was rising.Conclusions: Eight years birth defects data indicate that the birth defect rate was on the rise and the birth defects prevalence in Hubei province should be valued.
%K Birth Defect
%K Prevalence
%K Perinatal Infants
%K Surveillance
%K Prevention
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