Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program

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Ukraine Birth Defects Health Statistics

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Contribute to the creation of a Ukrainian Alliance for the Prevention of Birth Defects.

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Neural Tube Defects (NTD) in Ukraine

Lyubov Yevtushok, M.D.
Medical Coordinator
Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

Population Based Surveillance
Rivne and Volyn Oblasts
Year 2000

Spina Bifida (SB) - Anencephaly (AN) - Encephalocele (EN)
(Number)	Isolated			Plus other anomalies			TOTAL
(Number)	SB	AN	EN	SB	AN	EN	TOTAL
Livebirths (25 882)	11	0	0	0	0	0	11
Still Births (143)	2	4	1	1	0	0	8
Abortions	8	18	1	3	1	1	32
TOTAL	21	22	2	4	1	1	51

Other Birth Defects Rates

Cleared by:

Chief of Oblast Health Care Administration Dr. Yaroslav Masliy (Rivne);

Assistant Chief of Oblast State Administration Dr. Olexander Zhurakivsky (Lutsk).

Data reported to International Clearinghouse for Birth Defects Surveillance and Research (ICBDSR).

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