A Cross-sectional Study of Congenital Anomalies in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North East Region, India | Chapter 6 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 18
Congenital anomalies are structural and functional abnormalities, including metabolic disorders, that are visible at birth and are a major cause of illness and mortality in infants. Poor embryogenesis or intrinsic anomalies in the development process produce these birth disorders, which are linked to a number of risk factors. Methods: From May 2016 to October 2017, we conducted research at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal for a year and a half. The purpose of the study was to find out how common congenital abnormalities are, as well as the proportions of different types of congenital deformities. Age of the mother, religion, parity, gestational age, sex of the baby, outcome, and birth weight were all looked into. Out of 13658 births, there were 91 congenital abnormalities in total. In 0.66 percent of the population, congenital abnormalities were discovered. The most common congenital deformity was cleft lip (17.6%), followed by CTEV (13.2%), and it was more comm...