Gross congenital malformations in neonates in Ramadi city during the year 1990: types, incidence, and possible teratogens

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted on the newly born infants in Ramnadi obstetric and pediatric hospital during the year 1990. The type of the gross anomaly, its prevalence, and the risk factor were studied for each case out of 6988 neonates, 55 showed gross congenital anomalies [0.79%]. Anomalies of skull, meninges, and brain were the most common [58 followed by musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal deformities [14.53% each], urogenital [727%], cardiovascular [3.64%], and finally skin [1.82%]. Consanguinity, multiparity, and the hot peak of summer months coinciding with the most sensitive embryonic period [2nd month], appeared to be the most common teratogenic factors in this area