Clinical Study
Congenital Anomalies and Termination of Pregnancy in Iran
Table 2
Termination of pregnancy by the type of birth defects.
| Type of anomaly | Group I | Group II | Total | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Down syndrome | 14 | 7.0 | 37 | 9.2 | 51 | 8.5 | Hydrocephaly | 19 | 9.5 | 50 | 12.4 | 69 | 11.4 | Chromosomal anomaly | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 2.2 | 12 | 2.0 | Limb deformation | 14 | 7.0 | 48 | 11.9 | 62 | 10.3 | Heart anomaly | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 12 | 2.0 | Hydrops fetalis | 26 | 12.9 | 35 | 8.7 | 61 | 10.1 | Spinal muscular atrophy | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 1.7 | 15 | 2.5 | Oligohydramnios | 21 | 10.4 | 28 | 7.0 | 49 | 8.1 | Microcephaly | 7 | 3.5 | 25 | 6.2 | 32 | 5.3 | Polyhydramnios | 8 | 4.0 | 19 | 4.7 | 27 | 4.5 | Major thalassemia | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.0 | Neural tube defects | 44 | 21.9 | 92 | 22.9 | 136 | 22.6 | Others | 24 | 11.9 | 47 | 11.7 | 71 | 11.8 |
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