Research on some factors related to congenital malformation
- Author:
Hong Thi Luu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fetal malformation;
congenital malformation;
pregnancy
- MeSH:
Fetal malformation;
congenital malformation;
pregnancy
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2004;0(7):31-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: In 2005, a report showed that the mortality of fetal malformations accounts for 12.9% causes of death in newborns. It is importance for obstetricians and society as a whole to detect prenatal fetal malformations. Objective: To define various factors that might influence malformations in newborns. Subjects and method: A comparison study performed on 926 pregnant women with fetal malformations and 1852 pregnant women without fetal malformations amongst 20,345 pregnant women screened by prenatal ultrasound at the Central Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, from July 2003 to July 2006. Results and conclusions: In comparing to 1826 pregnant women without fetal malformations, the fetal malformations were more frequently in young or older mothers (19 years old or less and 40 years old or over), farmers, the mother had been suffering from fever in the first three months of pregnancy; parents exposed to chemicals and pesticides. Mother\u2019s that previously had children with congenital malformation affected significantly the fetal malformation.
