Major Congenital Malformations in Barbados: The Prevalence, the Pattern, and the Resulting Morbidity and Mortality

Table 4

Admission to the specialized neonatal unit and neonatal mortality from major congenital malformations in Barbados, 1993–2012.

Neonatal morbidity measures	1993–2012	1993–2002	2003–2012	Chi-square test
All neonatal admissions; (proportion of all live births)	12004 (18.8%)	6023 (19%)	5981 (18.6%)
Admissions from congenital; malformations (proportion)	376 (3.1%, 95% CI = 2.8% to 3.5%)	149 (2.5%, 95% CI = 2.1% to 2.9%)	227 (3.8%, 95% CI = 3.3% to 4.3%)	𝑃<0.0001
All neonatal mortalities; (neonatal mortality rate/1000 live birth)	627 (9.8)	296 (9.3)	331 (10.3)
Neonatal mortality from congenital; malformations (proportion)	88 (14.2, 95% CI = 11.4% to 17%)	33 (11.1%, 95% CI = 7.9% to 15.4%)	55 (16%, 95% CI = 12.9% to 21.1%)	𝑃=0.06
Total live birth	63827	31658	32169