Table 1

 Distribution of congenital malformations

All malformationsMajor malformations
n%n%
*The total exceeds the number of cases (418 for all malformations and 278 for major malformations) because an infant might have had more than one malformation.
Cardiac13521.1613528.07
Musculoskeletal11518.035812.06
Genital organs517.99265.41
Digestive system457.05377.69
Eye, ear, face and neck436.74306.24
Circulatory system365.64326.65
Cleft palate and cleft lip314.86316.44
Nervous system304.70306.24
Urinary system294.55296.03
Limbs203.1351.04
Respiratory system152.3581.66
Spina bifida152.35153.12
Integument111.7291.87
Chromosomal40.6340.83
Other589.09326.65
Total*638100481100