This population analysis reports on the efficacy of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) using fetal echocardiography and South Australia’s current obstetric screening program. Being a sensitive and specific tool for detecting CHD, fetal echocardiography is a much more accurate means for detecting structural defects in fetal hearts as compared to the routine obstetric screenings.

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