Congenital disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2021年10月6日 · Congenital disorders can be defined as structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life. Also called birth defects, congenital anomalies or congenital malformations, these conditions develop prenatally and may be identified before or at birth, or later in life. An estimated 6% of babies worldwide are born with a congenital ...
Congenital disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页Overview. Congenital disorders are also known as congenital abnormalities, congenital malformations or birth defects. They can be defined as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at birth, or sometimes may only be detected later in infancy ...
Newborn Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2014年3月25日 · Congenital conditions can be defined as structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life and may be detected before birth, at birth or in some cases only in later infancy. They vary in severity and may or may not affect life expectancy. Of the 5 million children under-5 years who died in 2020, approximately 400,000 died ...
New toolkit aims to improve global birth defects surveillance
网页2020年12月2日 · Birth defects or congenital anomalies are an invisible tragedy around the world. Every year an estimated 295 000 newborns die due to congenital anomalies during the first 28 days of life. The most common, severe congenital anomalies are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down’s syndrome. Congenital anomalies can cause miscarriage, …
Birth defects surveillance: quick reference handbook of selected ...
网页2020年12月1日 · This Quick Reference Handbook of Selected Congenital Anomalies and Infections is a companion tool to Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers, and is intended for use by front-line health care professionals who are diagnosing and collecting data on congenital defects and infections. When used in conjunction with …
Birth defects surveillance: A manual for programme managers, 2nd …
网页2020年12月1日 · Overview . A wide range of causes of congenital anomalies means that a portfolio of prevention approaches is needed including prevention of sexually transmitted infections, legislation controlling management of toxic chemicals (e.g. certain agricultural chemicals), vaccination against rubella, and fortification of staple foods with folic acid, …
Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers
网页2014年3月25日 · Overview . A wide range of causes of congenital anomalies means that a portfolio of prevention approaches is needed including prevention of sexually transmitted infections, legislation controlling management of toxic chemicals (e.g. certain agricultural chemicals), vaccination against rubella, and fortification of staple foods with folic acid, …
Child mortality (under 5 years) - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2022年1月28日 · Key facts. In 2020 an estimated 5 million children under the age of 5 years died, mostly from preventable and treatable causes. Approximately half of those deaths, 2.4 million, occurred among newborns (in the first 28 days of life). While the global under-5 mortality rate (U5MR) fell to 37 deaths per 1000 live births in 2020, children in sub ...
Newborn mortality - World Health Organization (WHO)
网页2024年3月14日 · Premature birth, birth complications (birth asphyxia/trauma), neonatal infections and congenital anomalies remain the leading causes of neonatal deaths. Children who die within the first 28 days of birth suffer from conditions and diseases associated with lack of quality care at birth or skilled care and treatment immediately after birth and in ...
Child mortality and causes of death - World Health Organization …
网页Globally, infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea and malaria, along with pre-term birth complications, birth asphyxia and trauma and congenital anomalies remain the leading causes of death for children under 5. Access to basic lifesaving interventions such as skilled delivery at birth, quality postnatal care ...