Congenitale afwijkingen in Amsterdam:Resultaten 'Amsterdam born children and their development'-studie ; Congenital malformations in Amsterdam:Results of 'Amsterdam-born children and their development' study

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of congenital anomalies in children born in Amsterdam and to analyse potential differences between groups based on risk factors such as ethnicity and maternal age. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. METHODS: Between 2003 and 2004, mothers filled in questionnaires on their newborn children on behalf of the Amsterdam-Born Children and their Development study (ABCD study). Data from 5,276 liveborn children in this cohort were used to calculate the prevalence rates of congenital anomalies in Amsterdam. These were compared with expected p... Mehr ...