A local congenital anomalies register: monitoring preventive interventions.
J Public Health Med
; 21(1): 37-40, 1999 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10321857
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is need for good quality data on congenital anomalies for monitoring (1) interventions for primary prevention and (2) prenatal diagnosis with advice on termination of affected pregnancies.METHOD:
A register was compiled of congenital anomalies arising among births to Leeds residents in an 18 month period (13,596) and terminations (3015) in a related pregnancy cohort. Multiple sources of ascertainment were used and the full range of structural anomalies was included.RESULTS:
The total incidence of anomalies (excluding spontaneous abortions) was 1.31 per cent. Incidence rates for the major categories are reported and compared with birth prevalence rates from British studies in the 1950-1960s. It was found that 31.3 per cent of the known anomalies were aborted; 2.26 per cent of the legal abortions were for a congenital anomaly. The overall birth prevalence rate was 1.10 per cent. Neural tube defects are used as an example of the use of a local congenital anomalies register in auditing preventive measures.CONCLUSION:
A local congenital anomalies register is a valuable instrument in monitoring the impact of preventive measures, but it should include data on legal terminations as well as cases detected at birth and subsequently.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Serviços Preventivos de Saúde
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Anormalidades Congênitas
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Sistema de Registros
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Public Health Med
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM