Observed birth prevalence of congenital anomalies among live births at a regional facility in KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Fig 1
Comparison of birth prevalence rates for key congenital anomalies from the current study with rates observed by other facility-based studies in South Africa.
a Pompe van Meedervoort 1976: Prospective,75% urban hospital-based study (Pelonomi Hospital, Bloemfontein, Free State), 10 000 live births over 3 years [23]. b Kromberg & Jenkins 1982: Retrospective, urban hospital-based study (Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, Gauteng), 28 689 live births over 2 years (1976 to 1977) [24]. c Delport et al 1995: Prospective, urban hospital-based study (Kalafong Hospital, Pretoria, Gauteng), 17 351 live births over 3 years (1986 to 1989) [25]. d Venter & Christianson 1995: Prospective, rural, hospital-based (Mankweng Hospital, Limpopo), 7 617 live births over 3.5 years (1989 to 1992) [26]. e Saib et al 2021: Retrospective, predominantly urban, hospital-based (Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal), 7 516 live births over one year (2018, current study).