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The incidence of spina bifida in Sweden 1973-2003: the effect of prenatal diagnosis.

Nikkilä, Annamari LU ; Rydhstrom, Hakan and Källén, Bengt LU (2006) In European Journal of Public Health 16(6). p.660-662
Abstract
Background: Many studies have been conducted on the accuracy of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of foetal CNS-malformations. These studies were mostly hospital-based or, sometimes, multicentre studies. We present here a population-based study of the prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida in Sweden over a period of 31 years. Methods: We compared the number of newborns with spina bifida and the elective terminations because of the prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida for different periods. Results: The rate of spina bifida among newborns diminished gradually from 0.55 per 1000 to 0.29 per 1000 during the study period. In M county the rate of spina bifida at birth decreased very rapidly and from 1993 onwards was about half of that in the rest of the... (More)
Background: Many studies have been conducted on the accuracy of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of foetal CNS-malformations. These studies were mostly hospital-based or, sometimes, multicentre studies. We present here a population-based study of the prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida in Sweden over a period of 31 years. Methods: We compared the number of newborns with spina bifida and the elective terminations because of the prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida for different periods. Results: The rate of spina bifida among newborns diminished gradually from 0.55 per 1000 to 0.29 per 1000 during the study period. In M county the rate of spina bifida at birth decreased very rapidly and from 1993 onwards was about half of that in the rest of the country. Conclusion: There has been a decline in the rate of spina bifida at birth. This decline can be seen earlier in the southern part of the country, M county. The decline is probably, to a great extent, a consequence of prenatal ultrasound screening. (Less)
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ultrasound screening, spina bifida, prenatal diagnosis
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European Journal of Public Health
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Oxford University Press
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  author       = {{Nikkilä, Annamari and Rydhstrom, Hakan and Källén, Bengt}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{660--662}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Public Health}},
  title        = {{The incidence of spina bifida in Sweden 1973-2003: the effect of prenatal diagnosis.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckl053}},
  doi          = {{10.1093/eurpub/ckl053}},
  volume       = {{16}},
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