A Five Years Study of Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors for Birth Defects in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal

Basaula, Yuba Nidhi; Paudel, Radha Kumari; Chapagain, Ram Hari

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A Five Years Study of Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors for Birth Defects in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal

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dc.contributor.author	Basaula, Yuba Nidhi
dc.contributor.author	Paudel, Radha Kumari
dc.contributor.author	Chapagain, Ram Hari
dc.date.accessioned	2026-01-01T08:35:43Z
dc.date.available	2026-01-01T08:35:43Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description	Yuba Nidhi Basaula Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Radha Kumari Paudel Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal Ram Hari Chapagain National Academy of Medical Sciences / Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.description.abstract	Abstract Introduction: Congenital anomalies account for 7.0% of neonatal deaths in Nepal. The present study was carried out to determine the overall rate of congenital malformations, incidence and prevalence in live births, still birth and incidence affecting various organ systems, at Bharatpur Hospital, Nepal. Methods: All the intramural deliveries between Jan 2015 to Dec 2019 were included in the study. All the newborns were looked for congenital malformations after birth within seven days. Antenatal ultrasonography findings were noted. 2D echocardiography was also used for all congenital heart diseases, along with routine X-ray chest. A total of 131 babies with congenital problem were studied and the information was recorded in WHO NBBD Proforma. Data were recorded in MS Excel and SPSS 16 version was used for analysis. Results: Out of the total 60160 deliveries, 131 (0.21% of total birth) were with congenital malformations, sex wise distribution was 65 (49.5%) females and 63 (48.7%) males and three (1.8%) were ambiguous. Oro-facial malformation (49, 37.4%) was the commonest form of malformation followed by the musculoskeletal system (31, 23.6 %), centre nervous system (31, 23.6%) and congenital malformations of genital organs (8, 6.0%). Conclusions: The incidence of congenital malformation in this study was 0.21%. Females were more common than males and oro-facial malformation was the commonest type of malformation. Lack of antenatal visit, lack of folic acid during pre-conception period and low socioeconomic status were the commonest risk factors. Author Biographies Yuba Nidhi Basaula, Bharatpur Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal Department of Paediatrics Radha Kumari Paudel, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal Faculty of Nursing Ram Hari Chapagain, National Academy of Medical Sciences / Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal Department of Paediatrics
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3986
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
dc.subject	birth defect
dc.subject	cleft palate
dc.subject	live birth
dc.title	A Five Years Study of Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors for Birth Defects in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal
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