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PETALANDO A JAYA: Approximately one in every 100 newborn babies in the country suffers from congenital heart disease or congenital heart defects (CC), says the Ministry of Health.
This means that around 5,000 babies are born with this condition, based on the 500,000 births each year.
The ministry said that 95% of the cases have unknown causes, but the risks increase with the use of prohibited drugs and alcohol during pregnancy, smoking, gestational diabetes, viral infections (Rubella) during pregnancies and genetic problems such as chromosomal abnormalities ( Down Syndrome).
“Early detection can reduce baby complications and prepare parents to accept their baby’s condition,” he said in a Facebook post on Sunday (February 14) in conjunction with Congenital Heart Defects Awareness Day. .
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based in the United States, heart disease is the most common type of birth defect.
However, he said that as medical care and treatment have advanced, babies with coronary heart disease are living longer, healthier lives.
He added that coronary heart disease affects the structure of a baby’s heart and the way the heart works. According to the CDC, coronary heart disease affects the way blood flows through the heart and to the rest of the body.
The CDC also said the condition can range from mild, such as a small hole in the heart, to severe, such as missing or malformed parts of the heart.
He also said that one in four babies with the condition is considered critical and needs surgery or other procedures in the first year of life.
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