Clinical Profile of Women with Congenital Fetal Malformations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

ConclusionThe most common anomalies were CNS and majority were primigravidae. The most common medical disorder associated was diabetes. It is possible that they are deficient in folic acid and vitamin B12. Hence pre-conceptional control of medical disorders, nutritional counselling regarding intake of micronutrients and awareness programmes to take pre-conceptional folic acid and vitamin B12 are the need of the hour for prevention.
Source: Journal of Fetal Medicine - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: research