Congenital anomalies among live births in a polluted area. A ten-year retrospective study

Table 4 Newborns and cases of CAs according to the residence of the mother during pregnancy

Residence of the mother during pregnancy	All newborns	All congenital anomalies		Cases with CHDs^a
Residence of the mother during pregnancy	All newborns	Absolute values	Cases x 10,000	Absolute values	Cases x 10,000
City of Brindisi	8,503	193	227.0	82	96.4
Municipalities neighboring Brindisi	8,669	157	181.1	57	65.8
Outlying municipalities in Brindisi province	17,523	360	205.4	99	56.5

^a Cases with diagnosis of PDA were excluded due to the impossibility of identifying the exact gestational week for newborns to mothers resident in municipalities other than Brindisi.
Absolute values and rates for 10,000 live births.
Province of Brindisi, 2001–2010.

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