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- Establish birth defects surveillance systems, treatment and prevention programs based on international standards.
- Prevent developmental disabilities related to institutionalizations with emphasis on early interventions.
- Promote creation of parental support groups.
- Promote medical education, training and research through national and international partnerships.
- Estabilish electronic information resources for dissemination and tele-consultations.
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Neural Tube Defects (NTD) in Ukraine
Lyubov Yevtushok, M.D.
Medical Coordinator
Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program
Population Based
Surveillance
Rivne and Volyn Oblasts
Year 2004
| Spina Bifida
(SB) - Anencephaly (AN) - Encephalocele (EN) |
| (Number) |
Isolated |
Plus other anomalies |
TOTAL |
| SB |
AN |
EN |
SB |
AN |
EN |
| Livebirths (26 315) |
16 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Still Births (95) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Abortions |
17 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
45 |
| TOTAL |
34 |
18 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
65 |
Other Birth Defects Rates
Cleared by:
- Chief of Oblast Health Care Administration Dr. Mykhaylo Andrushkiv (Rivne);
- Chief of Oblast Health Care Administration Dr. Ihor Vashchenyuk (Lutsk).
Data
reported to International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR).
