Study of Abdominal Shirodkar sling operation for uterocervical prolapse
Background and Aim: Quantifying birth defects in a population is felt as a need as it helpsinappropriate allocation of the health budget to tackle and reduce perinatal, neonatal, and infantmortality rates. Hence a study on congenital anomalies was undertaken in the region of Kachchhdistrict. Material and Methods: Present cross-sectional study was performed on 10 patientsdiagnosed with having congenital malformed fetuses at tertiary care center- G.K. General Hospital,Bhuj, Kachchh district, Gujarat, India over three months – January, February, March 2019. Results:Mean age of the study participants were 22.3 years, most (70%) of the study participants wereprimigravida. Hydrocephalus was the most common birth defect among study participants. Eightypercentages (80%) of study participants had gross anomalies. Sixty percentages (60%) ofparticipants had the outcome of termination. Conclusion: Congenital anomalies were in babies tomothers between 20-30 years of age. Once an anomaly is detected, various management optionsare to be discussed with the patients in consultation with a neonatologist, pediatric surgeon, andneurosurgeon when necessary.