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<p>Based on HSA4 notifications to the Chief Medical Officer, the numbers of abortions
for neural tube defect reported as the primary medical condition of the fetus, residents
of England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>ICD_10 Codes included are: Q00 Anencephaly, Q01 Encephalocele and Q05 Spina
Bifida.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data below has been captured from EUROCAT,
a European network of population-based registries for the epidemiologic surveillance
of congenital anomalies. The data covers approximately 30% of the population. The
table below represents data from seven registries that are based in England.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Number of cases of neural tube defects, for the following registries:</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>East Midlands and South Yorkshire (UK),</p><p> </p><p>Merseyside
and Cheshire (UK),</p><p> </p><p>North West Thames (UK),</p><p> </p><p>Northern England
(UK),</p><p> </p><p>South West England (UK),</p><p> </p><p>Thames Valley (UK),</p><p>
</p><p>Wessex (UK),</p><p> </p><p>from 2008 - 2012</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Number
of cases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Registries</p></td><td><p>Anomaly<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Live
Births</p></td><td><p>Fetal Deaths/Still Births from Fetal Anomaly</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="6"><p>Total<sup>1</sup></p></td><td rowspan="6"><p>Neural Tube Defects</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008
- 2012</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Data
is not available for the following years/registries:</p><p> </p><p>UK Merseyside and
Cheshire (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)</p><p> </p><p>North West Thames (2008, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2012)</p><p> </p><p>The years data is available for each registry and
can be found here:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.eurocat-network.eu/content/EUROCAT-Population-Table-I.pdf</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>The number of cases in each congenital anomaly
subgroup is not the number of isolated cases. In particular the outcome, such as fetal
deaths for seemingly less severe anomalies, may have occurred as the case had other
more severe major anomalies.</p><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em></p><p> </p><p>EUROCAT
Website Database:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.eurocat-network.eu/ACCESSPREVALENCEDATA/PrevalenceTables</p><p>
</p><p>(data uploaded 24 November 2014)</p><p> </p>
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