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Table 3 Share of different types of congenital anomalies in total abnormal newborns outcomes (during vs before Covid-19 pandemic)

From: The incidence of congenital anomalies in newborns before and during the Covid-19 pandemic

Type of congenital anomaly*

Newborns born in Covid-19 pandemic period:

1st November 2020-

28th February 2021

N (% of total abnormal newborns)

Newborns born in the same time period before Covid-19:

1st November 2019-

29th February 2020

N (% of total abnormal newborns)

Chi-square value

P value**

CNS

247 (12.27)

191 (10.22)

4.07

0.04**

Musculoskeletal

554 (27.50)

527 (28.21)

0.22

0.63

Gastrointestinal tract

110 (5.46)

104 (5.56)

0.01

0.89

Eye, face, ear

241 (11.97)

221 (11.83)

0.02

0.88

Heart

144 (7.15)

116 (6.20)

1.39

0.23

Skin

83 (4.12)

72 (3.85)

0.18

0.66

Genitourinary

319 (15.85)

251 (13.43)

4.51

0.03**

Respiratory

50 (2.48)

37 (1.98)

1.12

0.28

Chromosomal disorder

82 (4.07)

77 (4.12)

0.00

0.94

Unclassified

294 (14.61)

285 (15.25)

0.31

0.57

  1. * Some newborns had more than one type of anomaly, so the sum of the values in each column is greater than the total number of abnormal newborns
  2. **Show significant association with P values < 0.05