Monitoring of congenital anomalies in Latvia

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dc.contributor.authorZīle, Irisa
dc.contributor.authorVilleruša, Anita
dc.contributor.authorGissler, Mika
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Public Health and Epidemiology
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T07:45:01Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T07:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2014, Czech National Institute of Public Health. All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study provides a description and analysis of characteristics of the monitoring system for congenital anomalies at birth and prevalence trends in Latvia using retrospective analysis of congenital anomalies at birth with cross-sectional data on prevalence (national data from Latvia, 2000-2010). Methods: There are three main monitoring systems on congenital anomalies among newborns and infants: the Medical Birth Register with data on live births with one or more congenital anomalies at birth, the Register on Congenital Anomalies with genetically approved cases for live births and the National Causes of Death Register with data on stillbirths. Methodological problems were analysed by calculating different prevalence rates. The main outcome measures are as follows: prevalence rate, live birth prevalence rate, major congenital anomalies live birth prevalence rate, and stillbirth rate. Results: The live birth period prevalence was 319.7/10,000 live births, and the major congenital anomalies live birth prevalence was 211.4/10,000. The period total prevalence rate of births was 323.7/10,000 live births and stillbirths. The stillbirth rate due to congenital anomalies was 6.1/10,000 live and stillbirths. The live birth prevalence with congenital anomalies decreased slightly from the year 2000 to the year 2010. Conclusions: The present system of congenital anomaly registration requires improvements for better completeness. Latvia should use the experience of Nordic countries and introduce a mother’s and children’s identification number to the Medical Birth Register. It would be helpful to link the information from hospitals and perinatal centres together to validate the congenital anomaly diagnoses of newborns after their discharge from the maternity unit. The monitoring system should also include information on pregnancies with congenital anomalies which do not end in birth, especially terminations of pregnancy.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent6
dc.format.extent630911
dc.identifier.citationZīle, I, Villeruša, A & Gissler, M 2014, 'Monitoring of congenital anomalies in Latvia', Central European Journal of Public Health, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 147-152. https://doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a3893
dc.identifier.doi10.21101/cejph.a3893
dc.identifier.issn1210-7778
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/4220
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84922322796&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofCentral European Journal of Public Health
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCongenital anomalies at birth
dc.subjectMedical birth register
dc.subjectMonitoring system
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleMonitoring of congenital anomalies in Latviaen
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