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What Does My Fetal Echocardiography Test Report Indicate?
Question: My wife is 18 week week pregnent,fetel echo done yesterday which says hypoplastic aortic valve,ascending aorta,smallish mitral valve,ventricular septal defect,mid muscular-small of heart of fetal,doctor said this is major heart problem of fetal and advise for termination of pregnency,i m really worried now,should we continue or terminate pregnency
Brief Answer:
Termination of pregnancy
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I understand your anxiety related to the issue.
This is a major cardiac abnormality and needs termination of pregnancy only as the child if born live (high chances of abortion and intrauterine death), will not be able to thrive outside mother's womb.
So it will be best to opt for termination at this stage only to spare her from further mental torture of miscarriage and death of baby at layer stages.
Regards
Dr Manisha
Termination of pregnancy
Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I understand your anxiety related to the issue.
This is a major cardiac abnormality and needs termination of pregnancy only as the child if born live (high chances of abortion and intrauterine death), will not be able to thrive outside mother's womb.
So it will be best to opt for termination at this stage only to spare her from further mental torture of miscarriage and death of baby at layer stages.
Regards
Dr Manisha
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Maa'm our gynecologist said that she can only terminate the pregnency if child cardiologist who done echo written in writing for termination of pregnency.is it nessesary before 20 weeks of pregnency if echo report says that there is major heart problem of fetal and can pregnency be terminated after 20 weeks due to such major heart problem of fetal
Brief Answer:
Termination possible only before 20 weeks
Detailed Answer:
Yes sir, your gynecologist is absolutely right and it is totally illegal to do termination after 20 weeks come what may be the status of baby.
So you need to plan accordingly and as early as possible.
Because in case she crosses 20 week mark she will have to carry the child till delivery and suffer from more emotional damage.
Take care.
Termination possible only before 20 weeks
Detailed Answer:
Yes sir, your gynecologist is absolutely right and it is totally illegal to do termination after 20 weeks come what may be the status of baby.
So you need to plan accordingly and as early as possible.
Because in case she crosses 20 week mark she will have to carry the child till delivery and suffer from more emotional damage.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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