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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1984;27(10):991-999. Published online October 31, 1984.

A Clinical Observation of Congenital Anomalies Born with Hydramnios.

Kook In Park, Myung Shik Lee, Chul Lee, Dong Gwan Han

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

This is a clinical observation of congenital anomalies in 55 newborn infants associated with hydramnios. These infants were born at Severance Hospital from Sep. 1975 to Jun. 1983. The results were as follows: 1) The frequency of hydramnios was 49 cases in 160,060 deliveries in that period, which was 0.31%. 27 infants (49.1%) had congenital anomalies of 55 infants associated with hydramnios by adding twin babies. 2) Hydramnios was associated with high incidence of prematurity and low-birth-weight infant, and premature infants had high, incidence of congenital anomalies. 3)The incidence of multiple anomaly was noticed in 33.3% (9 cases) of infants associating congenital anomalies. The most common organ involved with these anomalies was gastrointe stinal and musculoskeletal system in respectively 29.3% (12 cases), and anencephally was most frequently congenital anomaly in 6 cases. 4)The perinatal mortality rate was 60.0% (33 cases) and 48.5% (16 cases) of these were associated with congenital anomalies. 10 cases(47.6%) of 21 live-births with congenital anomalies were died in neonatal period.

Keywords :Hydramnios; Congenital anomaly