DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2019.v07i01.067

Pages: 371-377

Congenital anomalies have emerged as an important cause for neonatal morbidity and mortality. The prevalence as well as pattern of anomaly varies from place to place. This is a prospective follow-up study involving 2839 singleton pregnant women who were referred to the Department of Radiodiagnosis of Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, for a complete second trimester antenatal ultrasound examination. Out of the 2839 cases screened, a total of 55 fetuses were detected to have various anomalies. Prevalence of congenital malformations in the studied population was 1.94 %. Routine antenatal anomaly screening with ultrasound should be done for all patients so that early termination of lethal anomalies can be done.