Abstract:
The incidence and the dynamics of the frequency of
congenital malformations of the urinary organs in the Chernivtsi
region over the period from 2004 to 2008 have been studied. In
newborns anomalies of the urinary system ranks fifth as far as
prevalence is concerned (2,19‰). In prenatal diagnostics fetuses with
anomalies of the urinary system occurred in women, living in the
countryside – 66,7% of cases, namely, in the flat districts (34,9%) and
fetuses of the male gender (63,5%). Urinary system abnormalities
were detected mainly in the fetuses of women under 34 years of age
(88,9%) during the first pregnancy (66,7%), accompanied with
oligohydramnios (25,4%) and fetoplacental insufficiency (39,7%)
