Table 2.

Classification of admitted neonates based on congenital anomalies

System	Frequency	%
Nervous system	n=4
Congenital hydrocephalus	2	3.0
Myelomeningocoele	2	3.0
Eye	n=2	3.0
Cardiovascular system	n=11
Ventricular septal defect	4	6.0
Atrial septal defect	1	1.5
Patent ductus arteriosus	2	3.0
Heart disease- unspecifieda	4	6.0
Orofacial cleft	n=2
Cleft lip & palate	2	3.0
Digestive system	n=11
Anorectal malformationb	4	6.0
Hirschsprung’s disease	3	4.5
Ileal atresia	1	1.5
Malrotation	1	1.5
Biliary atresia	1	1.5
Oesophageal atresia & trachea-oesophageal fistula	1	1.5
Urinary/Genital	n=8
Hypospadias	1	1.5
Posterior urethral valve	2	3.0
Potter syndrome	1	1.5
Undescended testes	2	3.0
Ambiguous genitalia	2	3.0
Abdominal wall	n=5
Omphalocoele	5	7.5
Limb/Skeletal	n=8
Congenital talipes equinovarus	6	9.0
Genu recurvatum	1	1.5
Polydactyly	1	1.5
Pulmonary	n=1
Laryngomalacia	1	1.5
Other anomalies	n=5
Inguinal hernia	2	3.0
Umbilical herniac	1	1.5
Congenital subcutaneous nodules	1	1.5
Cystic hygroma	1	1.5
Chromosomal abnormalities	n=5
Down syndromeǂ	5	7.5
Multiple anomalies	n=5
Cleft palate, undescended testes & microcephaly	1	1.5
Omphalocoele, VSD & bilateral inguinoscrotal hernia	1	1.5
Microcephaly, ventriculomegaly & VSD	1	1.5
Spina bifida, congenital talipes equinovarus & microcephaly	1	1.5
TEF, microphthalmia & VSD	1	1.5

Categorization based on the European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies (EUROCAT) guidelines

^aClinical diagnosis only, confirmatory studies not done;^bTwo of these babies had an associated ileal atresia or undescended testes; ^c Co-existing with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; VSD ventricular septal defect, TEF trachea-oesophageal fistula