Benefits of fetal echocardiography

By maitri

1. It allows the parents to understand the heart problems in unborn baby and prepares them psychologically at the time of delivery.

2. In serious cases, we can plan to deliver the child at a higher medical centre where good gynoe, pediatric and cardiac facilities are already available.

3. In extremely complicated cases, medical termination of pregnancy is advised.

4. Some of the cardiac defects especially those with very high or very low heart rates can be treated inside uterus.

5. Very soon, fetal cardiac therapy including fetal cardiac surgery would be possible even in India.

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