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gross congenital anomaly is not seen
My wife has 24 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy. Ultrasonography report is : BPD: 61mm, FL: 48mm, AC: 196mm, EFBW: 745gm, FHR: 145/min.
"Gross congenital anomaly is not seen" is mentioned in Ultrasonography report. What does it mean?
Is it something serious ? Is my baby is in good health?
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"Gross congenital anomaly is not seen" is mentioned in Ultrasonography report. What does it mean?
Is it something serious ? Is my baby is in good health?
Please reply in details by email at ***@****
The medical term "gross" means course or large; large enough to be visible to the naked eye; macroscopic. A congenital anomaly may be viewed as a physical, metabolic, or anatomic deviation from the normal pattern of development that is apparent at birth or detected during the first year of life. Congenital anomalies affect 1 in 30 children and the leading cause of infant deaths according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Examples of gross congenital anomalies would be a heart defect, kidney malformation, or even an extremity malformation (visible birth defect).
My son was born with several congenital anomalies and affects 1 in 30 million children. Only one (Multicystic dysplastic kidney) actually showed up in our ultrasound. The rest were found in the first few days of his life.
I know that as you go through the pregnancy with our wife there will be wonderful times plus the fear of anticipation. I hate to add to that fear, but at least you are aware of potential issues that have a 1 in 30 chance of happening but you would never hear about it from your doctor or hospital. That has a tendency to leave affected parents feeling hopeless and lost. There is very little awareness about congenital anomalies except for one non-profit that just started called Shawn's Anomaly (www.shawnsanomaly.org) that gathers more information and provides assistance to families affected.
My son was born with several congenital anomalies and affects 1 in 30 million children. Only one (Multicystic dysplastic kidney) actually showed up in our ultrasound. The rest were found in the first few days of his life.
I know that as you go through the pregnancy with our wife there will be wonderful times plus the fear of anticipation. I hate to add to that fear, but at least you are aware of potential issues that have a 1 in 30 chance of happening but you would never hear about it from your doctor or hospital. That has a tendency to leave affected parents feeling hopeless and lost. There is very little awareness about congenital anomalies except for one non-profit that just started called Shawn's Anomaly (www.shawnsanomaly.org) that gathers more information and provides assistance to families affected.
Im pretty sure that it means no abnormalities have been seen and ur baby is perfectly healthy, on one of the google answers it explains everything that is looked for on a scan x
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