Trends in Cleft lip and/or Palate Prevalence at Birth in Mexico: A National (Ecological) Study Between 2003 and 2019.

Eduardo Cerón-ZamoraRogelio José Scougall-VilchisRosalía Contreras-BulnesBlanca Silvia González-LópezMiriam Alejandra Veras-HernándezSalvador Eduardo Lucas-RincónMauricio Escoffié-RamirezCarlo Eduardo Medina-SolísGerardo Maupomé

Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2022)

Some states consistently had the highest or lowest prevalence of CL/P. Decreasing trends in the overall prevalence at birth rates were observed. More detailed, epidemiological studies are necessary to adequately characterize CL/P in the Mexican population.

Keyphrases

risk factors
gestational age
pregnant women
risk assessment
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth