Good prognosis for psychomotor development in survivors with nonimmune hydrops fetalis

We examined the psychomotor development of 33 of 61 surviving children, fro m a: series of 107 consecutive live-born cases with nonimmune hydrops fetal is. The majority had a normal outcome. Three had a (simultaneous) serious u nderlying disease (e.g. fetal herpes infection) and had either severe psych omotor retardation or blindness. Two showed clumsiness and were considered to have minor neurological dysfunction. We conclude that survivors, especia lly those with. transient benign intrauterine conditions, such as lymphatic aetiology have no additional risk to their psychomotor development.