Table 1 Demographics and fetal characteristics of pregnant women diagnosed with major fetal anomalies at a Fetal Anomaly Clinic
Characteristic | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age (years) | ||
< 35 | 302 | 65.5 |
≥ 35 | 159 | 34.5 |
Religion | ||
Buddhist | 420 | 92.7 |
Muslim | 23 | 5.1 |
Christian | 10 | 2.2 |
Educational level | ||
High school or less | 181 | 40.3 |
Bachelor’s degree | 221 | 49.2 |
Higher than a bachelor’s degree | 47 | 10.5 |
Geographic origin | ||
Central and capital city | 186 | 43.3 |
Northern | 26 | 6.1 |
Southern | 46 | 10.7 |
North-eastern | 133 | 30.9 |
Other | 39 | 9.1 |
Gravidity | ||
Primigravida | 184 | 39.9 |
Multigravida | 277 | 60.1 |
Method of conception | ||
Natural conception | 455 | 98.7 |
ART | 6 | 1.3 |
Had at least one child | ||
Yes | 211 | 45.8 |
No | 250 | 54.2 |
Previous history of abortion | ||
Yes | 121 | 26.3 |
Induced abortion | 30 | 24.8 |
Therapeutic abortion | 91 | 75.2 |
No | 340 | 73.8 |
Previous history of having a child with an anomaly | ||
Yes | 25 | 5.4 |
No | 436 | 94.6 |
Organ system | ||
Isolated | 310 | 67.3 |
CNS | 47 | 15.2 |
Face | 24 | 7.7 |
CVS | 99 | 31.9 |
Respiratory system | 18 | 5.8 |
GI | 10 | 3.2 |
Abdominal wall | 16 | 5.2 |
GU | 33 | 10.6 |
Skeletal | 22 | 7.1 |
Soft tissue | 30 | 9.7 |
Others | 11 | 3.6 |
Multiple | 151 | 32.8 |
Severity grade | ||
Lethal | 237 | 51.4 |
Potentially lethal | 149 | 32.3 |
Not lethal | 75 | 16.3 |
Genetic abnormalities | ||
Yes | 132 | 28.6 |
No | 174 | 37.7 |
Unknown | 155 | 33.6 |
Counselling by multidisciplinary team | ||
Yes | 80 | 17.4 |
No | 381 | 82.6 |