Antenatal Ultrasonic Evaluation Of Fetal Congenital Anomalies (A Study Of 50 Cases)

ABSTRACT

Introduction: The congenital malformation constitutes one of the major causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity. The incidence mentioned in various studies is 0.8 to 5%, approximately 1150 live births Objective: To find out incidence of fetal congenital anomalies by antenatal Ultrasonic evaluation Methods: In the present study pregnant women were screened by routine obstetric ultrasound. Results: In the present series 6125 pregnant women were scanned by obstetric ultrasound out of which 50 fetuses were found to have congenital malformations Conclusion: Ultra sound is born to obstetrics, for its simple noninvasive procedure, easy acceptability to all. With the ultrasound imaging, it is now possible to make an intrauterine diagnosis of many fetal anomalies. Important things to an accurate antenatal diagnosis are careful scanning of the fetus and knowledge of the abnormalities that may be associated with a particular anomaly.