Clinical Profile of Congenital Structural Defects in Pregnant Women Seeking for Medical Termination of Pregnancy in Second Trimester of Pregnancy at A Teaching Hospital.

Abstract

Introduction: Any irreparable aberration in the physical, anatomical, or functional form present in an unborn child before birth is referred to as a congenital malformation. Advancement in ultrasonography leads to more and more detection of these anomalies. Due to improved imaging capabilities, prenatal malformations are now discovered earlier, giving antenatal care providers or doctors the chance to provide counselling with the option of terminating the pregnancy in situations of lethal defects