Characteristics of prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations in pregnant women from Ranchuelo Municipality

Authors

  • Grisel Aparicio Manresa Policlínico “Juan B. Contreras Fowler”. Ranchuelo. Villa Clara.
  • Lourdes Rodríguez Royeros Policlínico “Juan B. Contreras Fowler”. Ranchuelo. Villa Clara.
  • Eligio E. Barreto Fiu Policlínico “Juan B. Contreras Fowler”. Ranchuelo. Villa Clara.
  • Benita Mavel Beltrán González Policlínico “Juan B. Contreras Fowler”. Ranchuelo. Villa Clara.
  • Guillermo José López Espinosa Policlínico “Juan B. Contreras Fowler”. Ranchuelo. Villa Clara.
  • Luís Ramón Aparicio Manresa Policlínico “Juan B. Contreras Fowler”. Ranchuelo. Villa Clara.

Keywords:

congenital abnormalities, ultrasonography, prenatal

Abstract

An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted with the aim of characterizing the results of the prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations in pregnant women from the municipality of Ranchuelo, in 2007-2010. The sample was composed of the 27 pregnant women whose fetuses were diagnosed with congenital malformations. A questionnaire was made to collect information related to the sonographic findings detected on the prenatal ultrasound. The autopsy book in the Department of Pathology of the maternity hospital was reviewed, as well as the records of birth defects in the Provincial Center of Genetics. The results showed that 66.7% of pregnant women with fetuses with congenital abnormalities belonged to Ranchuelo health area. The central nervous system was the most affected one (55.6%). The age group from 19 to 34 years of age showed an increased number of malformations (62.2%) and in pregnant women between 21-24 weeks. There was complete coincidence between ultrasonographic diagnosis and autopsy findings in 76.5% of cases. Further research on congenital malformations in pregnancy is recommended.

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Aparicio Manresa G, Rodríguez Royeros L, Barreto Fiu EE, Beltrán González BM, López Espinosa GJ, Aparicio Manresa LR. Characteristics of prenatal diagnosis of congenital malformations in pregnant women from Ranchuelo Municipality. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2012 Oct. 6 [cited 2025 Jul. 12];6(4):57-65. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/237

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Vol. 6 No. 4 (2012): October-December

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