| Maryland Birth Defects Counts and Prevalence 2018-2022 (Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births) |
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| Defect |
Maternal Race/Ethnicity
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Total * | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Non-Hispanic |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, Non-Hispanic |
Asian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic |
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic |
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| Anencephaly | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.2) | |
| Anophthalmia / microphthalmia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Anotia / microtia | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (0.6) | |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 5 (0.3) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.3) | |
| Atrial septal defect | 92 (6.4) | 121 (11.3) | 21 (3.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 461 (13.3) | |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) | 10 (0.7) | 16 (1.5) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 65 (1.9) | |
| Biliary atresia | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Bladder exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.1) | |
| Choanal atresia | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.2) | |
| Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) | 25 (1.7) | 9 (0.8) | 11 (1.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 92 (2.7) | |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 23 (1.6) | 8 (0.7) | 5 (0.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 76 (2.2) | |
| Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) | 46 (3.2) | 15 (1.4) | 11 (1.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 156 (4.5) | |
| Cloacal exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Clubfoot | 72 (5.0) | 14 (1.3) | 17 (2.6) | 5 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 250 (7.2) | |
| Coarctation of aorta | 15 (1.0) | 18 (1.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 69 (2.0) | |
| Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) | 5 (0.3) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.3) | |
| Congenital cataract | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | |
| Congenital posterior urethral valves | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (0.8) | 1 |
| Craniosynostosis | 7 (0.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (0.5) | |
| Deletion 22q11.2 | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | |
| Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) | 11 (0.8) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (1.0) | |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 13 (0.9) | 8 (0.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (1.9) | |
| Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) | 8 (0.6) | 6 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (1.1) | |
| Ebstein anomaly | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.3) | |
| Encephalocele | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.2) | |
| Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula | 9 (0.6) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (1.2) | |
| Gastroschisis | 12 (0.8) | 12 (1.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 60 (1.7) | |
| Holoprosencephaly | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (0.5) | |
| Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 6 (0.4) | 8 (0.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (1.0) | |
| Hypospadias | 112 (15.2) | 102 (18.7) | 21 (6.2) | 12 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) | 490 (27.7) | 1 |
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | 15 (1.0) | 22 (2.1) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 69 (2.0) | |
| Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) | 10 (0.7) | 7 (0.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (1.3) | |
| Omphalocele | 13 (0.9) | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 44 (1.3) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (0.4) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis | 6 (0.4) | 10 (0.9) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (1.2) | |
| Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis | 5 (0.3) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (0.8) | |
| Renal agenesis / hypoplasia | 10 (0.7) | 7 (0.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 62 (1.8) | |
| Single ventricle | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.3) | |
| Small intestinal atresia / stenosis | <5 (†) | 8 (0.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (1.2) | |
| Spina bifida without anencephaly | 27 (1.9) | 5 (0.5) | 5 (0.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 80 (2.3) | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | 26 (1.8) | 27 (2.5) | 5 (0.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 106 (3.1) | |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (0.4) | |
| Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) | 12 (0.8) | 5 (0.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (1.1) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (0.5) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (0.5) | |
| Trisomy 13 | <5 (†) | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.3) | |
| Trisomy 18 | 9 (0.6) | 13 (1.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 50 (1.4) | |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 67 (4.7) | 64 (6.0) | 23 (3.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 294 (8.5) | |
| Turner syndrome | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 17 (1.0) | 2 |
| Ventricular septal defect | 97 (6.7) | 102 (9.5) | 22 (3.3) | 9 (3.7) | <5 (†) | 440 (12.7) | |
| Total live births | 143825 | 107280 | 65872 | 24028 | 508 | 346744 | 3 |
| Male Live Births | 73698 | 54408 | 33645 | 12288 | 249 | 176889 | |
| Female Live Births | 70124 | 52866 | 32226 | 11738 | 259 | 169843 | |
| Notes 1- Data for this condition include male and unknown infant sex cases only. Prevalence is calculated per 10,000 male live births. 2- Data for this condition include female and unknown infant sex cases only. Prevalence is calculated per 10,000 female live births. 3- Data for total live births include unknown infant sex. General comments †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other race |
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| Maryland Birth Defects Counts and Prevalence 2018-2022 (Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births) |
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| Defect |
Maternal Age
|
Total * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 35 years | 35 of more years | ||
| Gastroschisis | 38 (1.4) | <5 (†) | 60 (1.7) |
| Trisomy 13 | 7 (0.3) | <5 (†) | 11 (0.3) |
| Trisomy 18 | 15 (0.6) | 22 (2.6) | 50 (1.4) |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 76 (2.9) | 138 (16.5) | 294 (8.5) |
| Total live births | 263338 | 83390 | 346744 |
| Notes †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age |
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| Maryland Notes on Specific Birth Defects |
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| Defect | Site Comment |
|---|---|
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | For 2021-2023, Q25.2 was used for this condition. Our registry does not allow for entry of Q25.21 |
| Universal comment | For 2021-2023 Other/Unknown race/ethnicity includes multirace |
| Universal comment | For 2021-2023 Other/Unknown includes all those in which race/ethnicity was not determined |