Anna Heino, Joan K Morris, Ester Garne, Silvia Baldacci, Ingeborg Barisic, Clara Cavero-Carbonell, Laura García-Villodre, Joanne Given, Sue Jordan, Maria Loane, L Renée Lutke, Amanda J Neville, Michele Santoro, Ieuan Scanlon, Joachim Tan, Hermien E K de Walle, Sonja Kiuru-Kuhlefelt, Mika Gissler
OBJECTIVES: To compare 5-year survival rate and morbidity in children with spina bifida, transposition of great arteries (TGA), congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) or gastroschisis diagnosed prenatally with those diagnosed postnatally. METHODS: Population-based registers' data were linked to hospital and mortality databases. RESULTS: Children whose anomaly was diagnosed prenatally (n = 1088) had a lower mean gestational age than those diagnosed postnatally (n = 1698) ranging from 8 days for CDH to 4 days for TGA...
March 4, 2024: Maternal and Child Health Journal