id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-352108-py93yvjy Tu, Lh Birth Defects Data from Surveillance Hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 200l ā€“ 2008 2012-03-31 .txt text/plain 1864 103 56 title: Birth Defects Data from Surveillance Hospitals in Hubei Province, China, 200l ā€“ 2008 METHODS: The prevalence of birth defects in perinatal infants delivered after 28 weeks or more was analyzed in Hubei surveillance hospitals during 200lā€“2008. The two leading birth defects were cleft lip and/or palate and polydactyly, followed by congenital heart disease, hydrocephaly, external ear malformation and neural tube defects. Data published on Annual Report of the National Maternal and Child Health Care Surveillance and Communications in June, 2009 indicated that the prenatal diagnosis rate in Hubei province in 2008 was 14.29%, a bit lower than eastern coastal cities and provinces. Eight years' BD data indicate that the BD prevalence was rising and the BD prevalence in Hubei province should be valued; prevention program of BD shall be better performed to decrease prevalence of birth deformation in perinatal infants based on improved perinatal care and prenatal diagnosis. ./cache/cord-352108-py93yvjy.txt ./txt/cord-352108-py93yvjy.txt