Research Article

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 2

Perinatal outcomes of patients diagnosed with NTD in midtrimester fetal ultrasound scan.


Gestational age at delivery (week)38 (28–40)
Mode of delivery
 Vaginal14 (20.3)
 Cesarean55 (79.7)
Indication for cesarean section
 Previous cesarean delivery24 (43.6)
 Neural tube defects27 (49.1)
 Fetal distress3 (5.5)
 Umbilical cord prolapse1 (1.8)

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