Indications for referrals and perinatal risk
factors……Table 1
Table 1 shows the indications of FE.
Maximum number of fetal echo done for the indication of presence of ICEF
(1538, 35.2%). Routine FE done in 1199 (27.5%) individual. In
501(11.5%) individual had bad obstetric history including advanced age
of conception, unexplained previous neonatal death. In vitro
fertilization (IVF) was indication for FE in 100 (2.2%) cases. Fetal
cardiac structural anomalies and rhythm abnormalities were suspected by
sinologist in 263 (6%) and 29 (0.6%) cases respectively. Other fetal
anomalies like oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios, IUGR were in 19 (0.3%)
cases and twin pregnancy was indication in 42 (1%) case. Single
umbilical artery was indication in 76 (1.7%) cases. Mother with CHD,
other sibling with CHD and family history of CHD were indications in 47
(1%), 164 (3.7%), and 23 (0.5%) cases respectively