Birth Defects Incidence in Children from Single and Twin Pregnancies in the Czech Republic - Current Data

Abstract

An analysis of occurence of birth defects in children from single and twin pregnancies in the Czech Republic in 1994 - 2007. The study gives differentiated incidences of selected types of birth defects in births according to pregnancy multiplicity.

A statistically significant difference in total birth defects incidence in twins compared to singletons was confirmed, and similar significant differences were found in a number of birth defect types and their groups.

Keywords

• birth defect
• incidence
• multiplicity of pregnancy
• singletons
• twins