Introduction: birth defects are the most serious causes of infant mortality and disability in sub-
Saharan African countries with variable magnitude. Hence, this study was aimed to …

Introduction: Congenital anomalies are one of the major causes of the global burden of
diseases, and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected …

Objective To ascertain the prevalence and pattern of congenital abnormalities that are
peculiar to the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. Methods This is a descriptive retrospective cross …

Congenital abnormalities are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children and
significantly add to the burdens on healthcare in developing countries. Unfortunately, there …

Background: Major birth defects are common causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality
which have become a global phenomenon. Its occurrence in the developing nations like …

Abstract Introduction Congenital malformations (CMs) are among the major causes of infant
mortality in middle-and low-resource countries. This is the first study describing CMs in …

Background: The Niger Delta, specifically, Ogoniland in Nigeria was declared by the United
Nations in 2011 as a zone of environmental disaster. The prevalence of birth defects in the …

Background: Congenital malformations (CM) are significant causes of childhood morbidity
and mortality impacting negatively on the affected family's emotional and financial life. It also …

Aim: To acknowledge magnitude and spectrum of congenital anomalies of gastrointestinal
tract in neonates and to establish possible factors resulting in these congenital anomalies …

Background: Worldwide 94% of birth defects (ie 8.46 million infants) occur in the developing
countries of the world to which Nigeria belongs. Tertiary centres-based studies showed that …