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Congenital anomalies non compatible with life delivered at term in a tertiary care hospital in tribal population: A case series

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Nishant Prabhakar1, Neha Jain2, Sona Singh3
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.10.333

Abstract

Background: Congenital anomalies or birth defects are the conditions present at birth which may cause maldevelopment of fetus physically or mentally in utero or after birth or some of these may be incompatible with life. [1] Out of these fatal anomalies some may lead to abortions, intrauterine death and others may lead to neonatal death. Ideally these type of fatal anomalies should be detected in late first trimester or second trimester anomaly ultrasound scan and should be aborted in first or second trimester itself. Shahdol is one of the tribal district of Madhya Pradesh where around 44.65% population belongs to Scheduled tribes and this district is India’s one of the most backward districts [2][3]. In this area patients do not undergo even a single ultrasound scan in any of the trimester of pregnancy because of financial constraints and several myths because of which patient delivers such fatally anomalous babies at term or may undergo unnecessary cesarean section which leaves the family with immense grief and compromises the physical as well as mental health of the mother. We are presenting a case series of 10 such cases delivered in our tertiary care hospital in a span of 1 year.

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