Changes in detection of birth defects and perinatal mortality after introduction of prenatal ultrasound screening in the Kola Peninsula (North-West Russia): combination of two birth registries

• Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Main Authors: Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich, Grjibovski, Andrej, Nieboer, Evert, Odland, Jon Øyvind
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Biomed Central 2015
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske; odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical; dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710; Prenatal diagnostics; Screening; Ultrasound diagnostic; Birth defects; Murmansk County Birth Registry; Perinatal mortality; Prenatal detection rate; Russia; Kola Peninsula; Murmansk; Monchegorsk; kola peninsula; North-West Russia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/8977; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0747-1

Published version, also available at http://www.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-015-0747-1 Background: Prenatal diagnostics ultrasound was established in Russia in 2000 as a routine method of screening for birth defects. The aims of the current study were twofold: to assess changes in birth defects prevalenc...