Impact of elective termination on the occurrence of severe birth defects identified in a hospital‐based active malformations surveillance program (1999 to 2002)

ConclusionIn the surveillance for malformations among newborn infants, the inclusion of malformed fetuses from elective terminations had a significant effect on the number of infants with the more severe malformations identified. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - March 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Emma G. Thomas, M. Hassan Toufaily, Marie‐Noel Westgate, Anne‐Therese Hunt, Angela E. Lin, Lewis B. Holmes Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research