Author: Tu, Lh; Li, H; Zhang, Hp; Li, Xd; Lin, Jj; Xiong, Cl
Title: Birth Defects Data from Surveillance Hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 200l – 2008 Document date: 2012_3_31
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Snippet: Birth defect (BD) is a widely used term for a congenital malformation; it involves the abnormality in morphology, structure, function, metabolism, psychology and behavior. With more epidemics prevented and controlled, it has gradually become the main cause of infant and child mortality. China is one of the countries with high incidence of BD, with 800,000 to 1.2 million infants born with BD and disabilities annually, accounting for four to six pe.....
Document: Birth defect (BD) is a widely used term for a congenital malformation; it involves the abnormality in morphology, structure, function, metabolism, psychology and behavior. With more epidemics prevented and controlled, it has gradually become the main cause of infant and child mortality. China is one of the countries with high incidence of BD, with 800,000 to 1.2 million infants born with BD and disabilities annually, accounting for four to six percent of the country's total newborn. The Chinese government has established a surveillance system for monitoring BD since 1986. Twenty-three types of BDs were included in the system according to the International Classification of Diseases Clinical Modification Codes, tenth edition (i.e., . In this research, we analyzed the prevalence and characteristics of BD in perinatal infants in Hubei province (Central China) during 200l-2008, in order to provide a scientific basis for developing control measures over prevention of BD on perinatal infants.
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