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Frequency Of Birth Defects And Its Relationship To Parents Having Interfamily Marriages At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Tufail Soomro, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani
Frequency Of Birth Defects And Its Relationship To Parents Having Interfamily Marriages At A Tertiary Care Hospital, Tufail Soomro, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani
Community Health Sciences
Background: Inter family cousin marriages carries a risk of increased birth defects. The exact contribution of interfamily to birth defects risk is controversial. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of birth defects in in relation to interfamily or outside family marriages.
Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Civil hospital Sukkur from 9th November 2013 to 13th December 2015. Mothers giving birth to babies married in interfamily or outside family with their consent obtained were included in the study. Mothers not giving consent for study and having any known major illnesses were excluded from …