Pregnancy Wastage Due to Fetal Congenital Malformations

Vijayata Sangwan; Shivani Khandelwal; Rajiv Mahendru; Pinkey Lakra; Sunita Siwach

doi:10.21613/GORM.2020.1095

Pregnancy Wastage Due to Fetal Congenital Malformations

Authors

Vijayata Sangwan Associate Professor,OBG,BPSGMC,Khanpur http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7775-6293
Shivani Khandelwal BPSGMC,Khanpur http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-8785
Rajiv Mahendru Professor and HOD,OBG,BPSGMC,Khanpur http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-7962
Pinkey Lakra Associate Professor,OBG,BPSGMC,Khanpur http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-6864
Sunita Siwach Associate Professor,OBG,BPSGMC,Khanpur http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-7446

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21613/GORM.2020.1095

Keywords:

Congenital malformations, Folic acid, Pregnancy wastage

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To study the pattern of various congenital anomalies in rural Haryana.
STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective study conducted over 1 and ½ years (from January 2015 to June 2016) in a tertiary care center in Haryana, India.

RESULTS: Out of 11,178 births, 227 babies had gross congenital malformations 2.03%. In literature, the most common birth defect reported in western countries is cardiovascular anomalies while in India and eastern countries, it’s the neural tube defect. In our study also, neural tube defects were the most common congenital anomalies accounting for 64.31% of total anomalies. They were more common in unbooked patients (70%) and the rural population. So, the main cause appears to be a lack of awareness and illiteracy.

CONCLUSION: There is a need for increased awareness and folic acid supplementation routinely in the periconceptional period to decrease the incidence of congenital anomalies.

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Published

2021-08-02

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Sangwan V, Khandelwal S, Mahendru R, Lakra P, Siwach S. Pregnancy Wastage Due to Fetal Congenital Malformations. Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med [Internet]. 2021Aug.2 [cited 2024Nov.24];27(2):94-8. Available from: https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/1095

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Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Obstetrics; Maternal Fetal Medicine and Perinatology

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