Congenital anomalies are important causes of fetal deaths; thus, it becomes mandatory to determine the incidence and prevalence of congenital abnormalities in society. The present study demonstrated the hospital admission of neonate due to congenital anomalies and mortality of neonate related to it in a tertiary care hospital of Chittagong district, Bangladesh. In the present study, congenital heart disease was commonest. 62 (59%) of congenital anomalies due to heart defect. Other CAs was 43 (41%) among them club foot was 5 (12%), down syndrome was 6 (14%), hydrocephalus 4(9%), Cleft lip & cleft palate 4(9%), duodenal atresia/ esophageal atresia 3 (7%), umbilical hernia 1(3%), tongue tie 1(3%), hisprung disease 3%, pierre Robin syndrome 2( 5%), others 3(7%). Total death with CAs was 8 (0.33%).
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The most common cause of death was anorectal malformation followed by gastroenteritis.
In this study, males were more commonly affected than females. Congenital malformations that exist more commonly in males have also been reported in other studies.17, khan study.
Herbert A Obu et al (2012) study revealed that, surgical birth defects are common CAs (2.8%)
Which comprised of neural tube defect, ano-rectal malformations, cleft lip/cleft palate, limb abnormalities, omphalocoele, umbilical herniae, and dysmorphism accompanying with various CAs. This findings is similar to our
The most common cause of death was anorectal malformation followed by gastroenteritis.
In this study, males were more commonly affected than females. Congenital malformations that exist more commonly in males have also been reported in other studies.17, khan study.
Herbert A Obu et al (2012) study revealed that, surgical birth defects are common CAs (2.8%)
Which comprised of neural tube defect, ano-rectal malformations, cleft lip/cleft palate, limb abnormalities, omphalocoele, umbilical herniae, and dysmorphism accompanying with various CAs. This findings is similar to our