Omni-Net Ukraine Birth Defects Prevention Program

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Ukraine Birth Defects Health Statistics

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Contribute to the better care and prevention of birth defects.
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 2003

Spina Bifida (SB) - Anencephaly (AN) - Encephalocele (EN)
(Number)	Isolated			Plus other anomalies			TOTAL
(Number)	SB	AN	EN	SB	AN	EN	TOTAL
Livebirths (25 319)	16	0	1	3	0	1	21
Still Births (127)	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Abortions	12	16	1	3	1	1	34
TOTAL	29	17	2	6	1	2	57

Other Birth Defects Rates

Cleared by:

Assistant Chief of Oblast Health Care Administration Dr. Mariya Dumanovska (Rivne);

Chief of Oblast Health Care Administration Dr. Valeriy Samokhin (Lutsk).

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

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