Abstract

HERNANDEZ TRIGUERO, Yanet  and  SUAREZ CRESPO, Maydelín. Behavior of congenital defects. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.1, pp.24-32. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: one of the most important aspects of the national program for diagnosis, management and prevention of genetic diseases and congenital defects is the contribution to maintaining low infant mortality rates, where congenital defects play an important role in the country. Objective: to evaluate the behavior of major congenital defects diagnosed in the prenatal stage, in La Palma Municipality, in the period between 2008 and 2012. Material and method: a descriptive, retrospective and longitudinal study was performed including a sheer number of pregnant women caught from January 1 2008 to December 31, 2012, in La Palma Municipality. Results: out of 2043 caught pregnant woman, the 46.5% were classified as increased genetic risk, being this group and the group of ages between 21 and 29 years those with the greater number of congenital defects prenatally diagnosed. Congenital defects of the cardiovascular system occurred most in frequency, followed by renal malformations and of the central nervous system, and out of all of them the higher number decided to finish pregnancy by partnering decision. Conclusions: Prenatal diagnosis obviously influences on the indicators of morbidity and mortality by congenital defects. Cuban health care network professional are much trained in the services of medical genetics, so the community health services are very effective in this respect.

Keywords : Congenital abnormalities [diagnosis]; Congenital abnormalities [genetics]; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal care.

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