The current approach to prenatal care, which involves visits at 16, 24, 28, 30, 32, 34 and 36
weeks and then weekly until delivery, was established 80 years ago. The high concentration …

Fetal echocardiography was initially used to detect structural anomalies but has more
recently also been proposed to assess fetal cardiac function. This review summarizes …

Objective To examine the association between fetal major heart defects and increased
nuchal translucency thickness (NT), tricuspid regurgitation and abnormal flow in the ductus …

Objectives To determine the sensitivity of first‐trimester ultrasound for diagnosing different
structural anomalies in chromosomally normal pregnancies, and to establish the role of …

Objective: To determine whether assessment of ductus venosus flow at 11–13 weeks'
gestation improves the detection rate of cardiac defects achieved by screening with nuchal …

In the first trimester the ductus venosus can be easily identified with color Doppler and a
ductus venosus waveform can be obtained by pulsed Doppler. At 11–13 weeks the …

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the leading cause of infant mortality due to birth
defects. In the last 15 years, with the shift in screening for aneuploidies to the first trimester …

Abstract Evaluation of the fetal heart at 11-13+ 6 weeks of gestation is indicated for women
with a family history of congenital heart defects (CHD), a previous child with CDH, or an …

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common congenital anomaly, and the majority
can be diagnosed during prenatal life. Prenatal detection rates remain highly variable, as …

Objectives The first goal of this study was to analyze the diagnostic performance of the 4‐
chamber view, 3‐vessel and trachea view, and their combination in color mapping during …