Around 1700 Non Born Infants Are Dying Annually In Sri Lanka

Around 1700 non born Infants are  dying in their Mother's womb annually and another 1550 infants are dying within first week after born in Sri Lanka mostly due to Birth Defects according to the Perinatal Society Of Sri Lanka.

Most of these infants are premature babies and cause for more than 35% of these deaths has not yet been identified the Perinatal Society has stressed.

According to it's past Chairman Dr.Kapila Jayaratne changing of Genes ,Environmental affects as well as diseases occurred during pregnancy have caused birth defects which is the main cause for most of these deaths. 

Addressing a Media Seminar held today(02) at the Health Promotions Bureau in Colombo,Dr.Jayaratne says that these infant deaths can be prevented through identifying the root of the diseases from a scientific mechanism.The seminar was held regarding the International Birth Defects day.