Who should undergo fetal echo?
By Maitri
-Elderly mothers (age >35 years)
-Having previous child with heart disease.
-Mothers having major illness like Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Epilepsy, Systemic lupus erythematosus, On Antidepressants and Anti Psychotic Drugs
-Mothers getting viral fever, rash, joint pain in first three months of pregnancy
– Routine Ultrasound showing other malformations of the fetus
-Routine Ultrasound showing very high or very slow heart rates in fetus
-Unexplained repeated abortions
– Unexplained early child deaths
– Family having history of heart disease
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