Prevalence of Orofacial Clefts among Live Births in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Meng-Ying WangYuan YuanZifan WangDongjing LiuZhuqing WangFeng SunPing WangHongping ZhuJing LiTao WuTerri H Beaty

Published in: Birth defects research (2017)

The overall prevalence of OFCs in China was 1.4 per 1000 live births. No significant secular trend of prevalence has been found in this analysis. Further studies need to be conducted to explore the etiology of OFC to better control the risk of this common birth defect. Birth Defects Research 109:1011-1019, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keyphrases

gestational age
risk factors
pregnant women
preterm birth