Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes of Patients Who Were Diagnosed with Neural Tube Defect in Midtrimester Fetal Ultrasound Scan and Refused Request for Termination of Pregnancy

Table 1

Baseline maternal and pregnancy characteristics of patients diagnosed NTD in midtrimester fetal ultrasound scan.

Age (year)
Younger than 25	10 (14.5)
25–34.9	46 (66.7)
35 or older	13 (18.8)
Number of prior pregnancies 20 weeks of gestation or greater
0 (nulliparous)	3 (4.3)
1	18 (26.1)
2	16 (23.2)
3 or more	32 (46.4)
History of fetus having NTD in previous pregnancies	1 (1.4)
Periconceptional folic acid use	55 (79.8)
Consanguinity between spouses	13 (18.8)
Gestational age at diagnosis	20 (15–24)
Reason for admission
Routine obstetric visit	2 (2.8)
Elevation in maternal AFP MoM levels	4 (5.6)
Referred due to abnormal USG finding	63 (91.6)
The level of neural tube defect
Cervical	3 (4.3)
Thoracal	1 (1.4)
Thoracolumbar	9 (13.0)
Lumbar	24 (34.8)
Lumbosacral	28 (40.7)
Sacral	4 (5.8)
Detection of lemon sign in USG	62 (89.8)
Detection of banana sign in USG	59 (85.5)
Detection of ventriculomegaly in USG	64 (92.7)
Detection of pes equinovarus deformity in USG	15 (21.7)
Associated anomaly (excluding clubfoot and Chiari II findings)	3 (4.3)

Data are given as (%).
Data are given as median [interquartile range].