DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i09.026

Pages: 1448-1452

Introduction: Congenital anomalies include all structural and functional alterations in embryonic or fetal development resulting from genetic, environmental or unknown causes, which result in physical and/or mental impairment. There may be single or multiple alterations with major or minor clinical significance. Each year, eight million children are born worldwide with congenital malformations, of which 3.3 million die before the age of five and 3.2 million of the survivors may be mentally and/or physically disabled. The Aim of the study was to evaluate the mortality and immediate hospital outcome of newborn with congenital anomalies. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at the Pediatric Medicine and Pediatric Surgery department of Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from April 2012 to September 2012. Eighty (80) newborns were included in the study using purposive sampling method. A pre designed questionnaire was completed for every neonate including H/O regular maternal antenatal care with taking of TT and MMR vaccine, any maternal disease or fever with rash, taking any offending drug, use of abortifacient, exposure to radiation or industrial hazards, feeding habit including smoking or use of alcohol and clinical and anthropological examination. After collecting, the data were processed and analyzed using computer aided statistical software SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 16.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). Ethical clearance was taken from the Ethical Review Committee (ERC) of BICH, Dhaka Shishu Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Results: Three fourth (75.0%) study patients (Infants) age belonged to 1-5 days and their mean age was 4.04±3.43 days with range from 1 to 16 days. Male infants were 65.0% (52) and female infants were 35. 0% (28). Almost one third (31.3%) mothers’ age belonged to 26-30 years and their mean age was 25.11±5.21 years and almost two third (65.0%) mothers’ ........