Rate of prenatal diagnosis of critical congenital heart disease continued to improve despite COVID-19 pandemic: multicenter Canadian study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Travel restrictions, reallocation of health resources and physical distancing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused extraordinary strain on healthcare systems. The overall impact of public health measures during COVID-19 on the prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease (CHD) has received limited attention. We sought to determine the rate of prenatal diagnosis and the pregnancy and postnatal outcomes of critical CHD prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Cases of critical CHD with estimated due date between 1 January 2016 and 31 March 2022 that required or were expected to require neonatal intervention were identified from all tertiary fetal cardiac centers in Ontario and Alberta, Canada. Pregnancies were stratified based on

SUBMITTER: Eckersley L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12579774 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature