Incidence of Birth Defects and Successful Prenatal Diagnosis in the Czech Republic in 1997
Authors:
A. Šípek 1; V. Gregor 2; M. Chudobová 3; V. Korandová 4
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav pro péči o matku a dítě, Praha-Podolí, 1ředitel ing. V. WollmuthSubkatedra lékařské genetiky, Institut postgraduálního vzdělávání ve zdravotnict ví, Praha, 2vedoucí prof. MUDr. M. Kučerová, DrSc. Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky České rep
Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 1999; (8): 443-449.
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Overview
The paper presents data on the incidence of birth defects revealed in born infants under the age of one yearand prenatal diagnosis of birth defects in the Czech Republic in 1997 and a brief comparison with the previousperiod from 1992 - 1996. In the first part data on the total of birth defects are given, in the second part the authorscompare the incidence of selected types of birth defects in 1997 with mean frequencies in 1961 - 1990. In the thirdpart a comparison of perinatal and early neonatal mortality in the CR in 1997 with 1992 - 1996 is presented. Thefinal part presents the results achieved in prenatal diagnosis in selected types of birth defects.
Key words:
birth defect, population teratology, incidence, Czech Republic (CR), prenatal diagnosis, secondaryprevention, success
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Neonatology Paediatrics General practitioner for children and adolescentsArticle was published in
Czech-Slovak Pediatrics
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