SCREENING FOR FETAL ABDOMINAL-WALL DEFECTS

Fetal abdominal wall defects are common birth defects that frequently require special antenatal, intrapartum, and neonatal management to opt imize perinatal outcome. The only way these appropriate management str ategies can be fully implemented is through antenatal diagnosis. This article provides insight into methods to identify ''at risk'' patients as well as proposals to diagnose and categorize fetal abdominal wall defects.