Trends in prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies in Western Australia between 1980 and 2020: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advances in screening and diagnostics have changed the way in which we identify and diagnose congenital anomalies.

Objective

To examine changes in rates of prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies over time and by demographic characteristics.

Methods

We undertook a population-based retrospective cohort study of all children born in Western Australia between 1980 and 2020 and diagnosed with a congenital anomaly. Age at diagnosis (prenatal, neonatal, infancy, early childhood or childhood) prevalence (all-type and type-specific), and prevalence ratios (PR) were calculated. We fit joinpoint regression models to describe the average annual percentage change (APC) in prenatal diagnosis over time, and log-binomial regression models to estimate the association be

SUBMITTER: MacArthur C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10947594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature