Congenital malformations in the North-Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during Civil War.

Objective: To report on changes in the incidence of congenital malformations in a context of an ongoing civil conflict.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Centre Médical Evangélique (CME) of Nyankunde, a 250 bed referral hospital, in the North Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the period 1993 to 2001.