Abstract:
Objective To investigate the incidence of birth defect and the influence of maternal high-risk factors during pregnancy on birth defect at Jinjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Methods All perinatal infants who were born in health institutes at Jinjiang District, Chengdu from Jan, 2019 to Dec, 2021 were recruited as study subjects. Data of birth defects were collected from Chengdu maternal and child information direct report system, including > 28 weeks of delivery or termination of pregnancy because of birth defects. Information of mothers was collected from Chengdu 'maternal and child health care e-card system'. Case-control study was designed to recruit 2 060 perinatal infants diagnosed with birth defects as case group. The control group was matched 1∶1 with 2 060 healthy perinatal infants. Chi-Square test and logistic regression analysis were used to compare the general information of mothers between 2 groups and the influence of maternal high-risk factors during pregnancy on birth defect.
Results The incidence of birth defects in health institutes at Jinjiang District, Chengdu was 255.4/10 000 from 2019 to 2021. Congenital heart disease ranked the first, and the incidence was 84.06/10 000. 630 cases birth defects were diagnosed before birth, accounting for 30.58%. 179 cases had adverse pregnancy outcomes (stillbirth or 0 - 6 day death), accounting for 8.7%. The rate of folic acid intake, prenatal screening and early pregnancy registration among 2 groups were 94.7%, 50.4%, and 74.5% respectively. Uni-variate analysis indicated that the percentage of mothers with high-risk factors among case group (56.7%) was higher than that among control group (52.9%), the difference is statistically significant (χ2 = 6.12, P = 0.013). Logistic regression analysis showed that assisted reproductive technology(OR = 1.38), twins(OR = 3.15), maternal age≥40(OR = 2.23) would increase the risk of birth defects.
Conclusion Birth defects are associated with some maternal high-risk factors during pregnancy. Early detection of high-risk group is key to prevent perinatal birth defects.