C. Jude Okoro

Retrospective Study of Major Birth Defects in Neonates Presenting at a Tertiary Health Facility in Orlu, South-east Nigeria

C. Jude Okoro, C. Okeudo, O. Emechebe George & E. Nathaniel Onyenwe · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2018

Background: A growing body of data suggests that birth defect is a significant contributor to infant and neonatal mortality because most of these will die early. Although individually rare, birth defect taken together accounts for a significant proportion of mortality and morbidi...