Objective To provide prognostic information to help parents to reach an informed decision
about termination or continuation of the pregnancy and to shape peripartum policy based on …

Background Neonatal mortality is a public health concern, and congenital anomalies
contribute significantly to this mortality. This paper describes trends in neonatal mortality in …

Background Perinatal mortality in foetuses/children with congenital anomalies remains high.
Prenatal diagnosis, essential for risk assessment and organisation of perinatal/postnatal …

Importance Giving birth to a child with a major birth defect is a serious life event for a woman,
yet little is known about the long-term health consequences for the mother. Objective To …

Abstract EUROCAT (European Surveillance of Congenital Anomalies) is the network of
population-based registers of congenital anomaly in Europe, with a common protocol and …

ContextPrenatal diagnosis and termination of affected pregnancies can prevent infant
deaths due to congenital anomalies, but an effect at the population level has not been …

Objectives This study concerns the possible effect of practice of prenatal screening of
congenital anomalies followed by termination of pregnancy on the perinatal mortality …

Introduction The aim of this study was to describe diagnoses and outcomes when women
choose to continue a pregnancy despite detection of severe fetal anomaly. Material and …

Understanding the causes that underlie the recent dramatic declines in infant deaths caused
by congenital anomalies requires an appreciation of trends in cause-specific infant mortality …

Background Congenital anomalies are a major cause of perinatal, neonatal and infant
mortality. Objectives The aim was to investigate temporal changes and geographical …