Gender Difference in Specific Congenital Anomalies

Adil Elghanmi, Rachid Razine, Rachid Berrada

Limited data is available concerning the gender distribution of various congenital anomaly. This study investigated sex differences in the prevalence of congenital anomalies, overall, in a tertiary teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco. Methods: Information on congenital anomalies occurring among pregnancies from January the 1st 2011 to December 31st, 2014 were extracted from the obstetric ward of Maternité Souissi, Rabat, birth register. Anomalies were categorized by groups, subtypes. Frequency in males to that in females were calculated for all of congenital anomaly. Results:During this 4-year period, there were 68704 birth delivered at Maternite Souissi, the obstetrical department of a Tertiary teaching hospital of Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Out of this birth number, 706 showed congenital malformations. The prevalence rate of congenital malformations was 1.02 %. This study, shows also that males newborns (57.9 %) had more congenital malformations than females (40.5%). Conclusion:This study adds to the growing evidence of sex-specific differences in the prevalence of a wide range of congenital anomaly.